Assessing the pedagogical readiness of preschool teachers in integrating Kumon methodologies within early childhood STEM frameworks

Lyazzat Z. Bekbaul; Anar A. Alimbekova; Bulshekbayeva Assem; S.M. NURBEKOVA

doi:10.29333/ejmste/19398

Assessing the pedagogical readiness of preschool teachers in integrating Kumon methodologies within early childhood STEM frameworks

Автор(ы)

Lyazzat Z. Bekbaul

Anar A. Alimbekova

Bulshekbayeva Assem

S.M. NURBEKOVA

Дата публикации

25 сентября 2026 г.

Тип

journal article

Издатель

Modestum Limited

Журнал

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education

Том

22

Выпуск

10

Первая страница

em2926

Последняя страница

em2926

DOI

10.29333/ejmste/19398

ISSN

1305-8215

Аннотация

Integrating the Kumon method into preschool settings requires teaching competencies existing self-efficacy instruments do not capture. This study developed and validated a nine-dimensional preschool teacher self-efficacy scale for Kumon-oriented instruction, spanning child development knowledge, individual assessment, scaffolding, self-directed learning, mastery-based teaching, motivation, family partnership, literacy and mathematics content knowledge, and STEM integration, administered to 204 preschool teachers in southern Kazakhstan. Confirmatory factor analysis supported each subscale (CFI = .953-.999), with high internal consistency across all dimensions (α = .959-.981). Neither Kumon nor STEM teaching experience differentiated self-efficacy scores. Teaching experience showed a non-linear pattern, with mid-career teachers scoring lower than novice and senior teachers; education level had no predictive value. Latent profile analysis identified three distinct profiles, high (41.2%), moderate (40.7%), and low competency (18.1%), with mid-career teachers overrepresented in the low-competency class. STEM integration was consistently the weakest dimension, with implications for professional development in early childhood instruction..

Темы

Kumon method

preschool teachers

teacher self-efficacy...

early childhood STEM ...

self-efficacy scale d...

teacher professional ...

teacher career stages...

family collaboration

self-directed learnin...

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Social Sciences

Education

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