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What kind of individual support activities in interventions foster pre-service and beginning teachers’ self-efficacy? A meta-analysis

Year: 2023

Type: review

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: During the early stages of the teaching profession, pre-service and beginning teachers often participate in individual support activities intended to develop their teacher self-efficacy. These individual support activities (modeling, feedback on lesson plans or lessons, and reflection) are provided as part of an intervention by a mentor, cooperating teacher, instructor, or supervisor. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effectiveness of these interventions and the individual support activities for pre-service and beginning teachers’ self-efficacy. We found a medium-sized overall effect of interventions on teacher self-efficacy based on 28 studies (49 effect sizes) in our meta-analysis. Providing feedback on lesson plans amplified the intervention effect (large effect). However, this moderator effect slightly missed the significance level of .05. The moderator effect of providing feedback on lesson plans was stable after controlling for mastery experiences and methodological moderator variables. Implications for future interventions regarding teacher self-efficacy for early career teachers are discussed.

Source: Educational Research Review

DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2023.100552

Authors: Sog Yee Mok, Daniela Rupp, Doris Holzberger

Institutions: University of Zurich, Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden, Technical University of Munich

Language: English

Topic: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,070