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Developmental Relationships in Schools: Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Mentors' Effort, Self-Development Orientation, and Use of Theory
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Lejonberg, Eli; Elstad, Eyvind; Sandvik, Lise Vikan; Solhaug, Trond; Christophersen, Knut-Andreas – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2018
For the last two decades mentoring as a developmental relationship has been investigated and elaborated on by several researchers. In our study, 382 pre-service teachers answered questions about aspects of developmental mentoring relationships. Using structural equational modelling, we investigated relations between mentors' effort,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Individual Development
Perceptions of Digital Competency among Student Teachers: Contributing to the Development of Student Teachers' Instructional Self-Efficacy in Technology-Rich Classrooms
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Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut-Andreas – Education Sciences, 2017
Adequate self-efficacy is useful for motivating individuals to engage in continued improvement. This study explores the potential antecedents of instructional self-efficacy beliefs among Norwegian student teachers attending a programme for secondary school teachers. The most important finding was the strong association between the student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Self Efficacy, Computer Literacy
Finnish Teacher Education and Its Contributions to Pre-Service Teachers' Instructional Self-Efficacy
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Juuti, Kalle; Christophersen, Knut-Andreas; Elstad, Eyvind; Solhaug, Trond; Turmo, Are – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
This study focuses on how Finnish pre-service teachers' instructional self-efficacy contributes to their belief in their ability to provide learning opportunities and positive classroom outcomes. Data were gathered from 153 pre-service teachers and analysed using structural equation modelling. We found that experiences with problem behaviour…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
Teaching Evaluation: Antecedents of Teachers' Perceived Usefulness of Follow-Up Sessions and Perceived Stress Related to the Evaluation Process
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Lejonberg, Eli; Elstad, Eyvind; Christophersen, Knut Andreas – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
This study examines teaching evaluation based on student feedback which is intended to contribute to teachers' professional development. Although studies have highlighted that teaching evaluation is a potential source of professional development and that follow-up sessions are crucial to this benefit, little attention has been paid to the…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies