2021 journal article

Developing a Model of Graduate Teaching Assistant Teacher Efficacy: How Do High and Low Teacher Efficacy Teaching Assistants Compare?

CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION, 20(1).

By: C. Smith* & C. Delgado n 

MeSH headings : Engineering; Humans; Mathematics; Self Efficacy; Students; Teaching; Technology
TL;DR: Differences in high- and low-efficacy TAs are found in both TAs’ self-reflection and their students’ perceptions, and a proposed model of teacher efficacy based on TAs but generally applicable is presented to inform future research and provide suggestions for TA PD opportunities. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 15, 2021

This study identifies factors that influence the development of teacher efficacy in STEM graduate teaching assistants over the course of one semester. Those with high teacher efficacy draw upon mastery experience, vicarious experience, and verbal and social persuasions from reliable sources, such as professors and accomplished peers.