the concept of teacher efficacy has received significant attention in educational contexts in the recent years and has been empirically probed at 2 levels: individual teacher efficacy and collective teacher efficacy. having their origins in the social cognitive theory, teacher and collective efficacy perceptions are quite distinct constructs, each affecting educational decisions and student ach...

The Effect of Teaching Approaches on Preschoolers’ Social Skills N. Mohammadi, Ph.D. M. Mesteri Social skills can be better fostered by teaching approaches that emphasize group work. Such skills include self-control, academic self-efficacy, persistence, leadership skills, and social communication. Teaching approaches also include work unit and project approaches. To explore ...

Recently, much importance has been placed on early science education. This study examined the associations between kindergarten teachers' teaching self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and their integration of into teaching, investigated how four potential factors (i.e. mastery experience, interpersonal support, previous learning perceptions science) predict self-efficacy expectations for teachi...