The Simulated Classroom: An Experimental Study on Diagnostic CompetenceIn the presented computer simulation of a classroom situation, the user takes over the role of a teacher interacting with simulated students. Teaching two lessons, the teacher poses ...
Reference-Group-Effects in a Simulated Classroom: Direct and Indirect JudgmentsResearch on the «Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect» shows that reference-group-effects do not only have an influence on students’ academic self-concept but also on teachers’ ...
Cognitive and Psychosocial Characteristics upon Entry into Teacher Training: Are Teacher Candidates Underestimated?In public debate on the teaching profession, it is sometimes suggested that people who choose to become teachers have unfavorable cognitive ...
Teacher self-efficacy (TSE) is an important construct in the prediction of positive student and teacher outcomes. However, problems with its measurement have persisted, often through confounding TSE with other constructs. This research introduces an ...
Strengthened for the Teaching Profession: Promoting Professional Competencies in Teacher Training StudentsA quasi-experimental study with N = 293 participants studying toward a teaching degree examined the efficacy of the intervention program “...
The Development of Occupational Self-Regulation: A Comparison of Teacher Students with Other StudentsAbstract. Occupational self-regulation is a central aspect of teachers' professional competence. Previous research has shown that occupational self-...
Highly motivated, active, and competent: A person-centered investigation into career choice motivation of pre-service teachers, the use of opportunities to learn and teaching skills in field experiencesAbstract. ...
Abstract. Previous research has found a high prevalence of some (educational) psychological misconceptions (i.e., incorrect but often popular assumptions that contradict results from psychological research) among (pre-service)...
Abstract. To guide their professional practice, (pre-service) teachers consider information from a variety of sources. One prerequisite for source preference is the extent to which a source is considered as expert, ...
Abstract. Pre-service teachers rarely deal with problematic classroom situations in an evidence-informed way. One reason is that they often hold unfavourable beliefs about the utility of educational theories and ...
Does motivation in the beginning equal success in the end? The predictive power of career choice motivation for grades during teacher education.Abstract. There are profound theoretical arguments on the relevance of career ...
“Corona Fear“: A Problem Among Teachers in Training? Translating and Testing the Coronavirus Anxiety ScaleAbstract: The Coronavirus pandemic not only harbors dangers associated with a possible COVID infection; one must also consider ...
Career Choice Motivation of Student Teachers and Components of Professional Teaching Competence: A Person-Centered ApproachAbstract. The motivation for choosing teacher education is an important predictor for different professional characteristics. ...