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The Association Between Teacher Self-Efficacy, Teacher Motivation And The Implementation Of Project-Based Learning (Pbl) Teaching Methods, John Spencer

Doctor of Education (EdD)

This exploratory study analyzed the association between teacher self-efficacy, teacher motivation, and the implementation of project-based learning teaching methods. In addition, the study also analyzed the association between teacher self-efficacy, teacher motivation, and project-based learning methods with demographic variables and school context variables. The survey study used two items from the Ravitz 2008 PBL survey, the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES), and the Work Tasks Management Scale for Teachers (WTMST). Moderate to significant correlations were found between the teacher implementation of PBL methods and teacher efficacy in instructional strategies. Strong correlations were identified between teacher efficacy in classroom management …