“…PSE is determined by innate capabilities (Declerck, Boone, & De Brabander, 2006), personal performance, and vicarious experience (Bandura, 1997), and can be influenced by experience of success, social modelling, and social persuasion (Bandura, 2004). Studies have indicated a link between PSE and teacher performance (Bates, Latham, and Kim 2011;Mcmullan, Jones, and Lea 2012). Consequently, teacher PSE in science and engineering may well influence children's attitudes, achievement, and motivations (McKinnon and Lamberts 2013), along with teachers' willingness to adopt innovative teaching strategies, time spent on teaching certain subjects, cultural competence, alternative conceptions of science, and classroom management beliefs (Flores and Day 2006).…”