1. Comparison of self-efficacy among graduate teaching assistants before and after training
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Hexiang Peng, Yiqun Wu, Ren Zhou, Jin Jiang, Xi Chen, Mengying Wang, Tao Ren, Chihui Yu, and Tao Wu
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Medical education ,Teaching assistants training ,Self-efficacy ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
Abstract Background Teaching assistants (TAs) play a crucial role in pedagogical practices, and the TA training has emerged as a vital strategy for enhancing teaching quality and fostering effective interactions. The self-efficacy of TAs can substantially impact their performance. Nevertheless, little research has focused on the change in TAs’ self-efficacy following their training. Methods A self-control quasi-experiment was conducted to examine shifts in the self-efficacy of Tas at Peking University before and after their TA training. A questionnaire was used to assess the change, and the reliability and validity of the questionnaire was also calculated. A paired data rank sum test was used to analysis the changes in TA self-efficacy before and after training. Results A total of 372 TAs from School of Basic Medicine (N = 173), School of Pharmacy (N = 112), School of Public Health (N = 69), and other schools (N = 18) submitted complete questionnaires. The questionnaire showed a good performance in internal reliability and validity test (Cronbach’s alpha index = 0.906, and KMO value was 0.903). Participants had a median total self-efficacy score of 88 and 85 before and after the TA training, respectively, which shows a lack in the total TA self-efficacy score following the TA training (P
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- 2024
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