Exploring relationships between pre-service teachers' self-efficacy for writing and instruction provided in simulated elementary writing conferences.

ABSTRACT: Practice-based opportunities, like teaching simulations, are becoming more prevalent in teacher preparation programs. We sought to examine the instructional moves of 5 pre-service teachers during a simulated elementary writing conference using Mursion technology, a mixed-reality simulation (MRS) that emulates a classroom environment with student avatars. We examined both participants' self-efficacy and their instructional moves during MRS writing conferences. To better understand pre-service teachers' learning, we also examined reflections they wrote about their MRS experience. Results showed that pre-service teachers spent much of their time (31.7%) managing the environment (e.g., setting expectations, addressing student behavior) during MRS writing conferences, followed by nearly one-fou

SUBMITTER: Gillespie Rouse A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565953 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature