Exploring the relationships among teaching Chinese as a second language teachers' teaching beliefs, perceptions of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and teaching self-efficacy

Ching Fang Juan*, Kuo En Chang, Jyh Chong Liang

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Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to explore teachers' teaching beliefs, perceptions of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and their teaching self-efficacy. A total of 200 teaching Chinese as a second language teachers (TCSL) of Taiwan were participants in this study for the data collection. In this study, three questionnaires were used, including teacher's teaching beliefs, the teachers’ perceptions of Technology-related Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPK/TCK/TPCK) and teachers' teaching self-efficacy. As a result, the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three questionnaires used in this study were valid and reliable. Besides, according to path analysis, the result indicated that the teachers with constructivism belief tended to have more perceptions of all the Technology-related Pedagogical Content Knowledge; on the contrary, the teachers with traditional belief showed that they tended to have fewer perceptions toward TPCK. Furthermore, it was found that teachers’ TPK could positively predict all of their teaching self-efficacy; their TPCK could positively predict their subject content self-efficacy and their TCK can positively predict their Teaching outcome expectancy. All in all, there was a positive relationship between TCSL teachers’ constructivism belief and their Technology-related Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Cultivating TCSL teachers’ constructivism belief was suggested in TCSL teacher development for enhancing their perceptions of TPACK and their teaching self-efficacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICCE 2019 - 27th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings
EditorsMaiga Chang, Hyo-Jeong So, Lung-Hsiang Wong, Ju-Ling Shih, Fu-Yun Yu, Michelle P. Banawan, Ben Chang, Weiqin Chen, Andrei D. Coronel, Swapna Gottipati, H. Ulrich Hoppe, Morris S.Y. Jong, Calvin Liao, Jon Mason, Fan Ouyang, Patcharin Panjaburee, Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Yanjie Song, Niwat Srisawasdi, Ahmed Tlili, Chengjiu Yin
PublisherAsia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
Pages509-513
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9789869721448
Publication statusPublished - 2019 Nov 19
Event27th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2019 - Kenting, Taiwan
Duration: 2019 Dec 22019 Dec 6

Publication series

NameICCE 2019 - 27th International Conference on Computers in Education, Proceedings
Volume2

Conference

Conference27th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2019
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityKenting
Period2019/12/022019/12/06

Keywords

  • TCSL teacher
  • TPACK
  • Teaching belief
  • Teaching self-efficacy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Education

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