Paper ID #29438The Role of Teaching Self-Efficacy in Electrical and ComputerEngineering Faculty Teaching SatisfactionMr. Kent A. Crick, Iowa State University Kent Crick is currently in his third year as a graduate student at Iowa State University. He is currently a PhD candidate in Counseling Psychology and conducts research in self-determination as it relates to student and faculty motivation and well-being. Prior to attending Iowa State, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Indianapolis. He then worked as a research coordi- nator for the Diabetes and Translational Research Center
-existing factors, including demographic and personalgoals, with mentoring and self-efficacy for research, teaching, and mentoring graduate students.In the current (exploratory) phase, we developed a conceptual framework based on an extensiveliterature review, then interviewed 14, pre-tenured engineering education researchers in order toidentify themes that support or do not support the conceptual framework. In this paper, we reporton our preliminary conceptual framework, research design and future work for our project.Introduction/MotivationFaculty productivity is an important component in the tenure process and success for futureacademic careers. A report from the National Academies (2019) suggests mentoring has positiveeffects in Science
development on the faculty, a mixed-methodapproach was adopted. This included interviewing faculty who participated in the PIVOT+ seriesusing well-formulated questions and a validated survey instrument that assesses the faculty’sattitudes, perceptions, and self-efficacy towards online teaching and learning. This web-basedsurvey, hosted through Qualtrics, was borrowed, with permission, from a previous study thatexamined online teaching self-efficacy of faculty [10]. Self-efficacy items included instructionalstrategies, use of computers, classroom management and student engagement. Faculty attitudesand perceptions were also examined measuring satisfaction, perceptions of student learning,future interest in teaching online and their computer skills
no effect on faculty members’ self-efficacy related toculturally responsive classroom management (CRCMSE) and engineering pedagogy (TESS).Faculty reported moderately high self-confidence on all CRCMSE measures (range: 2.06-2.50 on0-3 pt Likert), and there were no statistically significant gains in these measures from pre- topost-workshop. Similarly, faculty also had moderately high self-confidence on TESS measures(range: 3.33-4.72 on 0-5 pt Likert); and pre- vs. post-workshop gains were reported for two of 15survey items. Specifically, faculty reported gains in confidence related to their ability to guidestudents in the engineering design process or scientific method (d=1.15, p=0.009, n=18) and self-confidence in encouraging critical
, which focuses on a start-of-semester half-day training.MethodsTo understand the main challenges faced by CS GTAs and to inform the development of atraining program that makes the most effective use of limited resources (specifically funding,GTA time, and instructor time), the CS department surveyed GTAs, as well as instructors whosecourses were supported by GTAs, at the end of the Fall 2020 semester. GTAs were asked whatskills they view as most important to their success in fulfilling their responsibilities and theirperceived level of preparation/skill for those responsibilities. GTAs’ perceived level ofpreparation provides a window into their teaching self-efficacy, which can be measured overtime to track teaching development [1]. GTAs were
encountermultiple barriers that prevent them from achieving their academic goals. Although they oftenhave good intentions to help students succeed, faculty often attribute the academic barriers to thestudents’ lack of preparation, motivation, or effort to learn. Research studies [1] showed that thisdeficit mindset of instructors negatively impacts the students’ self-efficacy and hinders theiracademic growth. A recent report from the National Academies [2] highlighted the need to createa learner-centered culture that “meets students where they are.” This raises an important yetchallenging question for faculty development: “What can be done to help transform facultyperception to achieve such cultural change?”As a Very High-enrolled Hispanic Serving
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readiness toteach online in terms of the core competencies and self-efficacy. It is critical faculty havepedagogical, technical, and administrative competencies for readiness to teach online. Competencerefers to a state of being well qualified to perform an activity, task, or job function [11]. Facultyneed to be adequately trained and prepared to effectively teach online to achieve faculty andstudent satisfaction. With the increasing demand for online instruction resulting in more adjunct(part-time) faculty, professional development must keep pace with the trend of an increasednumber of faculty [12]. Challenges of isolation and lack of development of faculty whotelecommute or perform their job remotely must be overcome. Inability to assess the
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