Positive Outlook Unacceptable Developing Proficient Exemplary Sloppy Dressed the On time and Always willing part, but present to be able to be Negative not acting involved Asking outward attitude it appropriate Work is Questioning Going questions completed to the legitimate through the fullest ability authority Enthusiastic Expressing motions, Going the extra Open minded negative but not mile Taking thoughts or putting Always looking initiative feelings forth a lot to grow Looking for the Poor attendance of effort Poor Being big picture communication responsible, Low confidence respectful, and Blaming others trustworthy. or outside Having a high events for own level of shortcomings confidence and self-efficacy Phase II At the end of the semester, the students completed the same online self-assessment they had completed at the beginning of the semester as a post-test. They also wrote a second paper describing their movement and growth along the four levels of proficiency from being unacceptable to exemplary professionals in health education. The online was completed twice during the senior year: prior to the didactic educational fall semester (pretest), at the conclusion of the fall semester (post-test). Data Analysis Twenty-four health teacher candidates enrolled in the health education methods program, completed the same online self-assessment at the beginning and end of the semester. Of these, 96% were female, and the remaining were male. The mean age of group was 22.79, with a standard deviation of +2.1. After students had completed the online the data were downloaded into Microsoft Excel® and percentages were calculated for responses in each category for each disposition.
Positive Outlook Unacceptable Developing Proficient Exemplary Sloppy Negative outward attitude Questioning legitimate authority Expressing negative thoughts or feelings Poor attendance Poor communication Low confidence Blaming others or outside events for own shortcomings Dressed the part, but not acting it Going through the motions, but not putting forth a lot of effort On time and present Asking appropriate questions Enthusiastic Open minded Taking initiative Looking for the big picture Always willing to be able to be involved Work is completed to the fullest ability Going the extra mile Always looking to grow Being responsible, respectful, and trustworthy. Having a high level of and self-efficacy Phase II At the end of the semester, the students completed the same online self-assessment they had completed at the beginning of the semester as a post-test. They also wrote a second paper describing their movement and growth along the four levels of proficiency from being unacceptable to exemplary professionals in health education. The online was completed twice during the senior year: prior to the didactic educational fall semester (pretest), at the conclusion of the fall semester (post-test). Data Analysis Twenty-four health teacher candidates enrolled in the health education methods program, completed the same online self-assessment at the beginning and end of the semester. Of these, 96% were female, and the remaining were male. The mean age of group was 22.79, with a standard deviation of +2.1. After students had completed the online the data were downloaded into Microsoft Excel® and percentages were calculated for responses in each category for each disposition. confidence
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