TY - JOUR A1 - Ekatushabe, Margaret A1 - Kwarikunda, Diana A1 - Muwonge, Charles Magoba A1 - Ssenyonga, Joseph A1 - Schiefele, Ulrich T1 - Relations between perceived teacher’s autonomy support, cognitive appraisals and boredom in physics learning among lower secondary school students JF - International journal of STEM education N2 - Background Boredom during learning activities has the potential of impeding attention, motivation, learning and eventually achievement. Yet, research focusing on its possible antecedents seems to have received less attention especially within the physics domain. Based on assumptions of the Control Value Theory of Achievement Emotions (CVTAE), this study aimed at examining gender differences and structural relationships between students' reported perceived teacher autonomy support (PTAS), cognitive appraisals (self-efficacy and task value) and learning-related boredom in physics. A sample of 375 (56% females) randomly selected 9(th) grade students (mean age = 15.03 years; SD = 1.02) from five secondary schools in Masaka district of Uganda took part in the study. Results Data collected from students' self-reports using standardised instruments revealed that higher levels of PTAS, self-efficacy, and task value were significantly associated with lower levels of boredom during physics learning. Females reported significantly greater task value for learning physics than the males. Self-efficacy (beta = - .10, p < .05) and task value (beta = - .09, p < .01) partially mediated the relationship between PTAS and boredom. PTAS showed significant direct negative contributions to boredom (beta = - .34, p < .001). Conclusion These findings provide support for theory and practice about the importance of promoting autonomy among students by adjusting instructional behaviours among teachers of physics. Teacher autonomy supportive behaviours influence formation of students' beliefs about ability, subjective value and learning-related boredom in physics. Implications and suggestions for further research are also discussed in this paper. KW - Teacher autonomy support KW - Cognitive appraisals KW - Self-efficacy KW - Task KW - value KW - Boredom KW - Gender KW - Physics Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-021-00272-5 SN - 2196-7822 VL - 8 IS - 1 PB - SpringerOpen CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vogelsang, Christoph A1 - Borowski, Andreas A1 - Buschhüter, David A1 - Enkrott, Patrick A1 - Kempin, Maren A1 - Kulgemeyer, Christoph A1 - Reinhold, Peter A1 - Riese, Josef A1 - Schecker, Horst A1 - Schröder, Jan T1 - Entwicklung von Professionswissen und Unterrichtsperformanz im Lehramtsstudium Physik T1 - Development of Professional Knowledge and Teaching Skills in Academic Pre-service Physics Teacher Education: Validity analyses concerning the interpretation of test scores BT - Analysen zu valider Testwertinterpretation JF - Zeitschrift für Pädagogik N2 - Angehende Physiklehrkräfte sollen im Rahmen ihres Studiums fachliches und fachdidaktisches Wissen erwerben, welches die Gestaltung lernförderlichen Unterrichts ermöglicht. Es ist allerdings empirisch nur wenig geklärt, wie sich dieses Wissen im Laufe des Studiums entwickelt und ob es zur Ausbildung von Handlungsfähigkeiten beiträgt. Um derartige Wirkungsaussagen treffen zu können, müssen Instrumente entwickelt werden, die eine valide Testwertinterpretation zulassen. In diesem Beitrag werden auf Basis von im Projekt Profile-P+ entwickelten Instrumenten Validitätsanalysen zur längsschnittlichen Entwicklung des Professionswissens von Physiklehramtsstudierenden im Verlauf des Bachelorstudiums und ihrer Fähigkeiten zur Planung und Reflexion von Physikunterricht sowie zum Erklären von physikalischen Sachverhalten vor und nach dem Praxissemester dargestellt. Neben Wissenstests kamen standardisierte Performanztests zum Einsatz. Die vorliegenden Ergebnisse sprechen dafür, dass die erhobenen Messwerte im Sinne von Wirkungsaussagen interpretiert werden können. N2 - In pre-service teacher education programs prospective physics teachers should acquire professional knowledge that enables them to carry out effective instruction. However, there is little empirical evidence with regard to the development of professional knowledge in the courses of their studies - it is even unclear what knowledge has an impact on teaching quality. In order to be able to analyse these questions, instruments must be developed that permit a valid interpretation of tests cores. Based on instruments developed in project Profile-P+, this article presents a validity argument for the interpretation of test scores for the development of pre-service physics teachers' professional knowledge during a bachelor degree program. The authors also develop validity arguments for the interpretation of tests cores for the development of their skills to plan and reflect on physics lessons and to explain physics during teaching practice. In addition to knowledge tests, standardized performance tests were used. The results of the analysis suggest that the measured values can be interpreted in the intended sense. KW - Physics KW - Teacher Education KW - Professional Knowledge KW - Performance Assessment KW - Longitudinal Analysis KW - Erhebungsinstrument KW - Längsschnittuntersuchung KW - Validität KW - Kompetenzerwerb KW - Test KW - Testauswertung KW - Lehrer KW - Lehramtsstudent KW - Schulpraktikum KW - Fachwissen KW - Unterrichtsgestaltung KW - Unterrichtsplanung KW - Fachdidaktik KW - Datenanalyse KW - Messung KW - Reflexion (Phil) KW - Physikunterricht KW - Interpretation KW - Konzeption KW - Deutschland Y1 - 2019 SN - 0044-3247 VL - 65 IS - 4 SP - 473 EP - 491 PB - Beltz CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Riese, Josef A1 - Kulgemeyer, Christoph A1 - Zander, Simon A1 - Borowski, Andreas A1 - Fischer, Hans E. A1 - Gramzow, Yvonne A1 - Reinhold, Peter A1 - Schecker, Horst A1 - Tomczyszyn, Elisabeth T1 - Modeling and Measurement of Professional Knowledge in Physics Teacher Training JF - Zeitschrift für Pädagogik N2 - For improving teacher education, there has been an increasing interest in describing teachers' professional competencies and their development in the course of implementing educational programs. The focus of the present project is on modeling and measuring domain-specific and generic competencies that future physics teachers acquire during their university studies. The model comprises characteristics and relationships between physics content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and skills for explaining physics phenomena. Based on the model, assessment instruments were developed and applied as paper-and-pencil-tests and videotaped expert-novice dialogues for measuring the competencies in a large sample of physics student teachers. Trials and validation suggest that our instruments are valid in terms of content and construct validities. KW - Professional Knowledge KW - Student Teachers KW - Physics KW - Competencies KW - Validity Y1 - 2015 SN - 0044-3247 SP - 55 EP - 79 PB - Beltz CY - Weinheim ER -