Open AccessThe Impact of Virtual Technology on Teachers Candidates’ Self-efficacy: A Literature Revie
Author(s) -
Sadia Bibi,
Abid Shahzad,
Malik Adeel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of distance education and e-learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-7164
pISSN - 2520-7156
DOI - 10.36261/ijdeel.v5i2.1041
Subject(s) - self efficacy , virtual reality , professional development , service (business) , psychology , teacher education , the internet , computer science , medical education , knowledge management , multimedia , mathematics education , pedagogy , world wide web , medicine , human–computer interaction , economy , economics , psychotherapist
This study evaluated the impact of virtual technology on teacher candidates’ self-efficacy. Teacher self-efficacy based on empirical validity in face-to-face environments remains continuously, while it is a new concept in an online education environment. The following literature review conducted among different academic electronic databases and examined the 15 years passed published work. The literature review explores three major areas of research in online education about technology on teacher candidates’ self-efficacy. (1) self-efficacy of pre-service teachers by adopting virtual technology (2) association between teaching self-efficacy and virtual technology (3) changes in self-efficacy of a teacher before and after a professional development with the help of virtual technology. The study described that different researchers continuously examine the balance between pedagogical and technological knowledge that supports the professional development of pre-service teacher self- efficacy with the help of virtual technology, whether teacher self-efficacy differs in online education as compared to face-to-face education.