Improving Next Generation Science Standards Elementary Science Teacher Self-Efficacy Through Online Learning Experience Design.

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Abstract

The current study is part of a large-scale online professional development (PD) program that prepares teachers to implement both NGSS-aligned STEM and NGSS+Arts STEAM with the goals of increasing teacher science content knowledge, teacher self-efficacy, and teaching perceptions in elementary science. Consequently, this study examines an online PD certificate program that integrates the NGSS-aligned STEM content with Arts methods to evaluate in-service teacher training and practitioner development to implement STEAM instruction in the classroom. Results from this study provide implications for the importance of examining the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and STEAM teaching perceptions for elementary science instruction, further solidifying the iterative improvement and design of high-quality online instructional PD programs.

Wong, J. T., Bui, N. N., Fields, D. T., & Hughes, B. S. (2023). A learning experience design approach to online professional development for teaching science through the arts: Evaluation of teacher content knowledge, self-efficacy and STEAM perceptions. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 34(6), 593-623.

Wong, J.T., Bui, E., Fields, D., Hughes, B. (2022). Improving Next Generation Science Standards Elementary Science Teacher Self-Efficacy Through Online Learning Experience Design. AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Conference. San Diego, California, USA