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Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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High School Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Teaching Computer Science
Zhou, Ninger; Nguyen, Ha; Fischer, Christian; Richardson, Debra; Warschauer, Mark
ACM Transactions on Computing Education, v20 n3 Article 23 Sep 2020
Self-efficacy is an important construct for CS teachers' professional development, because it can predict both teaching behaviors as well as student outcomes. Research has shown that teachers' self-efficacy can be as influential as their actual level of knowledge and abilities. However, there has been very limited research on CS teachers' self-efficacy. This study describes the development and implementation of an instrument that measures secondary school teachers' self-efficacy in teaching computer science. Teachers attended a nine-week hybrid professional development program and completed the computer science teaching self-efficacy instrument. Confirmatory factor analysis validated the self-efficacy instrument, which can be potentially used in other CS education settings. The results also indicated that teachers' self-efficacy in the content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge dimensions of teaching computer science significantly increased from participating in the professional development program.
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Computer Science Education, Faculty Development, Test Construction, Test Validity, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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