Examined the impact of teaching experience on teaching efficacy. Preservice and experienced teachers completed a modified Teacher Efficacy Scale and discussed factors affecting their sense of teaching efficacy. Results found quantitative and qualitative differences in preservice and inservice teachers' efficacy beliefs. Respondents overwhelmingly…

The personal and teaching efficacy beliefs of preservice and practicing teachers (N=626) were investigated. Significant interaction was found between experience level and school level on personal efficacy. Secondary teachers were more homogeneous in their personal efficacy beliefs and had less teaching efficacy than elementary teachers. (SM)