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Longaretti, Lynette; Toe, Dianne – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Teachers with a high sense of self-efficacy are more resilient to difficulties, experience greater job satisfaction and have higher expectations of their students. This study investigated teacher self-efficacy in high performing teachers at two points in their development: 1) as preservice teachers, halfway through their undergraduate degree using…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Beginning Teachers, College Graduates, Self Efficacy
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Babaei, Mehdi; Abednia, Arman – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This article reports on a study that explored the relationship between reflective teaching and teachers' self-efficacy beliefs. Two questionnaires, the English Language Teaching Reflection Inventory (Akbari, Behzadpoor, & Dadvand, 2010) and Teachers' Efficacy Beliefs System-Self (TEBS-Self) (Dellinger, Bobbett, Olivier, & Ellett, 2008),…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Beliefs
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Turner, Angela; Wilson, Katie; Wilks, Judith L. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
This article reports on action research conducted at a primary school in rural New South Wales, Australia. The research responded to an expressed school aspiration to foster greater understanding of local Aboriginal culture, historical perspectives and knowledge systems within the school. An exploratory model was developed using a mixed methods…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Social Capital, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Martin, David A. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2022
Predictors of teacher effectiveness in relation to student achievement are based on the ability to use a range of evidence-based teaching strategies. Australia's Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group (TEMAG) report that some tertiary providers working with pre-service teachers (PSTs) are using pedagogical practices which are not informed by…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Oakley, Grace – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Children who cannot spell fluently are likely to encounter difficulty in writing texts across the curriculum. Furthermore, spelling is often a component in high stakes tests, the results of which have significant implications for students and schools. In the context of debates on teacher quality, it is pertinent to examine the views of early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Spelling Instruction
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Herbert, Sandra; Xu, Lihua; Kelly, Leissa – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
Science education starts at primary school. Yet, recent research shows primary school teachers lack confidence and competence in teaching science (Prinsley & Johnston, 2015). A Victorian state government science specialist initiative responded to this concern by providing professional learning programs to schools across Victoria. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Science Education