Primary English teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching methods after a pedagogical training course
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This study aims to explore primary English teachers’ self-efficacy in their teaching methods and factors influencing it after they participated in a pedagogical training course under the National Foreign Language Project 2020. The research employed a Likert scale self-efficacy survey and a follow-up interview to collect responses from 103 primary school teachers from provinces in the Mekong Delta and the Southeastern region. Findings indicate that the teachers’ confidence improved greatly. Influential factors included training content that matched real classroom needs, effective training methods, and positive feedback from colleagues and students. The results suggest that a training program grounded in practical realities—emphasizing hands-on practice, observation, and feedback—can enhance teachers’ self-efficacy.
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Nghiên cứu này được thực hiện nhằm tìm hiểu sự tự tin của giáo viên tiếng Anh tiểu học về phương pháp giảng dạy và các nhân tố tác động sau khi tham gia khóa Bồi dưỡng nghiệp vụ sư phạm trong khuôn khổ Đề án Ngoại ngữ Quốc gia 2020. Bảng khảo sát thang đo Likert về sự tự tin và phỏng vấn về tác động đã được sử dụng. Khách thể gồm 103 giáo viên tiểu học thuộc các tỉnh khu vực Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long và miền Đông Nam Bộ. Kết quả cho thấy sự tự tin của giáo viên được nâng cao. Các nhân tố ảnh hưởng bao gồm nội dung tập huấn phù hợp thực tế, phương pháp tập huấn hiệu quả, phản hồi tích cực của đồng nghiệp và học sinh. Kết quả hàm ý rằng một chương trình tập huấn phù hợp với thực tế, nhấn mạnh thực hành, quan sát và phản hồi đã làm tăng sự tự tin của giáo viên.
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