How to Teach a Teacher: Challenges and Opportunities in Physics Teacher Education in Germany and the USA

Dusen, Ben Van; Vogelsang, Christoph; Taylor, J. Ashley; Cauet, Eva

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“…The results indicate that teachers regard themselves as satisfactory in both subdimensions. Planning abilities refer to a teacher's ability to create lesson plans that are aligned with teaching objectives and suit the requirements of students (Van Dusen et al, 2021). Implementation abilities refer to a teacher's ability to effectively implement lesson plans and change education to meet the requirements of students (Haryanto et al, 2023).…”

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Physics Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Innovative Teaching and Comprehensive Teaching Approach: Latent Profile Analysis

Lin,

Luo

2023

JBSE

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Physics education aims to develop sophisticated thinking abilities and enhance conceptual depth, but student interest has decreased, emphasizing the importance of teacher quality in fostering success and positive attitudes. The aim of the study was to examine the physics teachers' self-efficacy, innovative teaching, and comprehensive teaching approach levels. As data collecting instruments, self-efficacy, innovative physics teaching, and comprehensive teaching approach scores were utilized. In the pilot research group, validity and reliability assessments were conducted on the scales. The primary research involved 241 physics teachers. As the measurement variables were constantly changeable, Latent Profile Analysis was utilized. The present study's results suggest that teachers have high self-perceptions in various dimensions related to teaching effectiveness, including self-efficacy, innovative teaching, and comprehensive teaching approach. These results are consistent with previous research that has shown a positive relationship between teacher self-perceptions and teaching effectiveness. Future research could explore the relationship between teacher self-perceptions and student achievement to better understand the impact of self-perceptions on student outcomes. Overall, the results of this study highlight the importance of supporting teachers' self-efficacy and providing opportunities for innovative teaching and professional development to improve comprehensive teaching approach. Keywords: physics teachers, self-efficacy, innovative teaching, comprehensive teaching approach, Latent Profile Analysis

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Physics Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Innovative Teaching and Comprehensive Teaching Approach: Latent Profile Analysis

Lin,

Luo

2023

JBSE

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Pre-Service Physics Teacher Education

Sorge

Otero

Lavonen

2023

The International Handbook of Physics Education Research: Teaching Physics

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In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive overview over trends in and research on pre-service physics teacher education. Pre-service teacher education lays the foundation for the instruction we can observe in physics classrooms, the ways physics teachers communicate, and develop further in their careers. Yet, often times physics teachers are not adequately prepared to teach physics specifically. In the past years, several attempts have been made to address this shortcoming of qualified physics teachers through increasing the enrollment of teacher candidates and strengthening pre-service physics teacher programs itself. Thus, in our review, we discuss current trends and standards in physics teacher education worldwide and highlight which different program structures of pre-service physics teacher education arose. Furthermore, we delineate frameworks that describe professional knowledge and skills as well as additional personal characteristics such as teacher identity that pre-service physics teachers are expected to develop. Based on those frameworks, we present research on the impact that teacher educators and specific learning environments can have on pre-service physics teachers. We conclude the chapter by highlighting initiatives that aim to increase the enrollment of pre-service physics teachers and by identifying possible ways to advance research on pre-service physics teacher education.

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Physics Teacher Professional Learning

McLoughlin

Sokołowska

2023

The International Handbook of Physics Education Research: Teaching Physics

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This chapter presents an overview of the current situation of physics teacher professional learning, encompassing pre-service teachers at the start of their teaching careers and throughout the lifetime of their teaching careers. We outline the needs and opportunities for teacher professional learning in several educational systems, including the transnational mobility program offered to teachers in Europe. We reflect on the frameworks for teacher professional learning that support teachers to develop their general pedagogical content knowledge and specialized content knowledge for teaching physics. We explore the strategies for reflective, collaborative interaction between teachers and researchers, focused on reinforcing teacher's confidence in teaching physics and developing their competencies for long-life learning. Overall, this chapter explores the state-of-the-art of teacher professional development and how these strategies can be utilized to support physics teachers in designing teaching and learning activities that address the needs of future physics learners.

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How to Teach a Teacher: Challenges and Opportunities in Physics Teacher Education in Germany and the USA

Cited by 4 publications

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Physics Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Innovative Teaching and Comprehensive Teaching Approach: Latent Profile Analysis

Physics Teachers’ Self-Efficacy, Innovative Teaching and Comprehensive Teaching Approach: Latent Profile Analysis

Pre-Service Physics Teacher Education

Physics Teacher Professional Learning

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