Strength and sources of self-efficacy beliefs by physical education student teachers

In the teaching domain, self-efficacy (SE) is related to teachers' judgment about their own ability to achieve learning outcomes and student engagement. SE is formed by four sources of information: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasion, and psychophysiological states. We measured and analyzed SE and its sources for teaching physical education. Student teachers (n = 114) from three universities responded to two Likert scales - Physical Education Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale and Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale Sources - and a social demographic questionnaire. SE for teaching was classified as moderate, and vicarious experiences and social persuasion were the main sources of information. Results were discussed for future researches related to teaching practices in undergraduate programs as well as in-service teacher training.

在教育领域中，自我效能感（self-efficacy，SE）与教师对自身达成学习成果、维持学生参与度的能力判断息息相关。自我效能感的形成依托四类信息源：掌握性经验、替代性经验、社会说服以及心理生理状态。本研究针对体育教学场景下的教师自我效能感及其信息源开展了测量与分析工作。来自三所高校的114名师范生参与了本次调研，完成了两份李克特量表——《体育教师自我效能量表（Physical Education Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale）》与《教师自我效能感信息源量表（Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale Sources）》——以及一份社会人口学问卷。研究结果显示，体育教学自我效能感整体处于中等水平，其中替代性经验与社会说服为最主要的信息来源。本研究对所得结果进行了讨论，并为本科阶段体育教学实践及在职教师培训相关领域的未来研究提供了参考思路。