Exploring Teachers' Views on the Impact of an Online Distance Learning Course on Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs

Authors

  • Eirini Tzovla
  • Katerina Kedraka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v11i3.18563

Keywords:

online distance learning courses, biological concepts, in-service elementary school teachers, self-efficacy beliefs

Abstract

This paper reports on an online distance learning course that emphasizes the improvement of the self-efficacy beliefs of in-service elementary school teachers in teaching biological concepts. The course utilizes digital educational content and Open Educational Resources (OERs) and focuses on the interaction, peer support, and peer teaching into an online learning environment. In the design framework of the course, we investigated the educational needs of teachers and took into consideration the findings of other studies. A total of 251 teachers were enrolled in the online distance learning course and 142 completed it. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected in November 2020 through the bio-STEBI-A instrument and the posts in the forums of the course. The quantitative results revealed an improvement in both subscales of bio-STEBI-A, which were also confirmed by the qualitative ones, that underline the course, thus contributing to the improvement of self-efficacy beliefs of in-service elementary school teachers in teaching biological concepts. Recommendations are made for future research.

Author Biographies

Eirini Tzovla

Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Katerina Kedraka

Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

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Published

2024-06-18

How to Cite

Tzovla, E., & Kedraka , K. (2024). Exploring Teachers’ Views on the Impact of an Online Distance Learning Course on Their Self-Efficacy Beliefs. International Journal of Learning and Development, 11(3), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijld.v11i3.18563

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