Teacher self-efficacy and teaching practices in the health and physical education curriculum in Taiwan

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2224/sbp.2013.41.2.241
Keywords:
teacher self-efficacy, teaching practices, health and physical education curriculum, elementary schools, Taiwan
Abstract

The purpose in this study was to confirm the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and teaching practices in the health and physical education (HPE) curriculum in Taiwan. We used stratified random sampling and cluster sampling methods to select 842 HPE teachers from elementary schools in Taiwan. They completed the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale in HPE and the Teaching Practice Scale in HPE (Pan, 2006, 2007). Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the suitability of the hypothetical model. Results indicated that the model had acceptable goodness-of-fit and it was concluded that teachers’ self-efficacy has a positive effect on teaching practices in HPE.

Author Biographies
  1. Yi-Hsiang Pan, National Taiwan Sport University
    Graduate Institute of Physical Education
  2. Hung-Shih Chou, National Taiwan Sport University
    Graduate Institute of Physical Education
  3. Wei-Ting Hsu, National Taiwan Sport University
    Graduate Institute of Physical Education
  4. Chiung-Huang Li, Ming Chuan University
    Department of Physical Education
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Published
2012-11-27
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Vol. 41 No. 2 (2013)
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