Teachers' Perceptions and STEM Teaching Activities: Online Teacher Professional Development and Employment

Autor/inn/en	Yildirim, Bekir; Akcan, Ahmet Tayfur; Öcal, Erdinç
Titel	Teachers' Perceptions and STEM Teaching Activities: Online Teacher Professional Development and Employment
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 21 (2022) 1, S.84-107 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yildirim, Bekir) ORCID (Akcan, Ahmet Tayfur) ORCID (Öcal, Erdinç)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; STEM Education; Faculty Development; Online Courses; Lesson Plans; Science Instruction; Teacher Employment; Teacher Improvement; Skill Development; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Technological Literacy; Self Efficacy; Teaching Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; STEM; Online course; Online-Kurs; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Technisches Wissen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung
Abstract	This study addressed teachers' perceptions of the effect of online teacher professional development programs (OTPDPs) on their professional development. This five-month study focused on four aspects of OTPDPs: (1) Teachers' perceptions on OTPDPs, (2) the impact of OTPDPs on lesson planning, (3) the impact of OTPDPs on STEM teaching, and (4) the impact of OTPDPs in STEM education on teacher employment. The sample consisted of 36 teachers. An OTPDP tailored to STEM education was designed to help participants develop professional skills. This study adopted a qualitative type of research, which was a single case study." Data were collected through interviews, videotapes, and lesson plans. The data were analyzed using content analysis. Participants had positive perceptions about OTPDPs. They stated that the OTPDP helped them plan and teach STEM better and gain pedagogical and content knowledge. It also allowed them to acquire technological self-efficacy. They also noted that OTPDPs helped teachers develop the skills that would make them more likely to be employed in the future. The results indicate that technological self-efficacy and Internet access are of paramount importance for effective OTPDPs. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01