Studies have shown that preservice teachers often value the
practical aspects of their program of study, such as field
experience, more highly than courses which present theories. This
book compares 80 preservice teachers' academic motivation in a
theoretical course, a field experience, and a Liberal Studies
course by examining three motivational constructs, namely goal
orientation, task value, and self-efficacy. Data were collected by
means of four questionnaires and an interview with eight subjects.
Descriptive statistics were collected and statistical tests were
conducted first at the level of individual courses, and then were
compared across the courses to find out if these three motivational
constructs varied as a function of subject area. The relationship
between subjects' teaching beliefs and their beliefs about those
courses was also investigated. Results indicated that subjects'
goal orientation basically remained the same across the courses,
their perceived self- efficacy was significantly higher in the
field experience, and their perceptions of task value of the three
courses varied.
General
Imprint: |
VDM Verlag
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
April 2009 |
First published: |
April 2009 |
Authors: |
Min Zou
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
108 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-14420-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
3-639-14420-1 |
Barcode: |
9783639144208 |
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