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A Measure Of Classroom Management: Validation Of A Pre-Service Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale, Eileen Slater, Susan Main
A Measure Of Classroom Management: Validation Of A Pre-Service Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale, Eileen Slater, Susan Main
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Classroom management skills are essential for effective teaching and consequently form an integral part of undergraduate teaching degrees. Self-efficacy in classroom management influences an individual’s willingness to undertake specific actions and their perseverance in the face of difficulties in executing these actions. In order to track the progress of pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy in classroom management, an easy to administer Classroom Management Self Efficacy Instrument (CMSEI) was developed and piloted with a third year cohort of pre-service teachers. This article reports on the psychometric properties of the CMSEI as determined through a Rasch analysis. The analysis supports the Classroom Management Self …
Teachers’ Views On Effective Classroom Management: A Mixed-Methods Investigation In Western Australian High Schools, Helen Egeberg, Andrew Mcconney, Anne Price
Teachers’ Views On Effective Classroom Management: A Mixed-Methods Investigation In Western Australian High Schools, Helen Egeberg, Andrew Mcconney, Anne Price
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
© 2020, The Author(s). Teachers’ views about teaching, learning and school experiences are important considerations in education. As the central participants in classroom interactions, students and teachers naturally have strong views about what it takes to manage learning and surrounding behaviours effectively. With this in mind and because we believe that ignoring the thinking of either of these stakeholders would be to the detriment of teaching and teacher education, we focused on hearing and understanding teachers’ voices about teaching, learning and classroom management. Our aim was to further clarify teachers’ perspectives on how educators create quality learning environments as well …