ERIC Number: EJ1461407
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7941
EISSN: EISSN-1949-3533
Available Date: 2024-12-13
Relating Preservice Teacher's Bilingual Teaching Self-Efficacy to Lesson Differentiation Practices for Multilingual Learners
Ana M. Hernández1; Annette Daoud1
TESOL Journal, v16 n1 e902 2025
This study examined bilingual preservice teachers' self-efficacy in the context of lesson differentiation for multilingual learners in Spanish. Thirty-six bilingual preservice teachers across three California State University programs participated in a quantitative methods study of lesson plan analysis. Findings showed that preservice teachers were not sufficiently skilled at differentiating instruction for learners with distinct linguistic needs and assets. Results indicated that, although preservice teachers had high levels of English learner (EL) teaching self-efficacy towards multilingual learners, there was low correlation with their ability to provide lesson differentiation. The study concluded that differentiation is a complex process that requires extensive knowledge of content standards, understanding students' linguistic assets, and enacting purposeful high-leverage strategies with supports and scaffolds to meet multilingual learners' needs.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Bilingualism, Self Efficacy, Individualized Instruction, Spanish, Bilingual Teachers, Lesson Plans, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Student Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1California State University San Marcos