Are They Efficacious? Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Teaching Efficacy Beliefs during the Practicum

The purposes of the study were to explore how the experiences that pre-service chemistry teachers have during one-semester practicum influence Teaching Efficacy Beliefs (TEB) and to identify the sources of TEB during the practicum. Twenty-six pre-service teachers were the participants. The practicum included teaching experience in high school and microteachings at the college of education. Teacher’s Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) was...