Date _________________
Last Name__________________
Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Survey – Modified, Pre-Service Teachers
Please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with each statement below by circling the
appropriate letters to the right of each statement. (SD = strongly disagree, D = disagree,
UN = undecided, A = agree, SA = strongly agree)
SD
D
UN
A
SA
1. I will continually find better ways to teach science.
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2
3
4
5
2. Even if I try very hard, I will not teach science as
well as I will most subjects.
1
2
3
4
5
3. I know the steps necessary to teach science concepts
effectively.
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2
3
4
5
4. I will not be very effective in monitoring science
experiments.
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2
3
4
5
5. I will generally teach science ineffectively.
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2
3
4
5
6. I understand science concepts well enough to be
effective in teaching science.
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2
3
4
5
7. I will find it difficult to explain to students
why science experiments work.
1
2
3
4
5
8. I will typically be able to answer students' science
questions.
1
2
3
4
5
9. I wonder if I will have the necessary skills to
teach science.
1
2
3
4
5
10. Given a choice, I will not invite the principal to
evaluate my science teaching.
1
2
3
4
5
11. When a student has difficulty understanding a
science concept, I will usually be at a loss as to
how to help the student understand.
1
2
3
4
5
12. When teaching science, I will usually welcome
students’ questions.
1
2
3
4
5
13. I do not know what to do to turn students on to
science.
1
2
3
4
5
SD
D
UN
A
SA
Date _________________
Positive Items – 1, 3, 6, 8, 12
Negative Items – 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13
Last Name__________________