Impact of Teachers self-efficacy in teaching; Teachers’ self-efficacy has progressively gained an important role in school psychology research as a result of its implications for teaching effectiveness, instructional practices, and for students’ academic achievement (Klassen et al., 2009; Klassen and Tze, 2014). Considerable research has shown that teachers with high levels of self-efficacy experience higher levels of job satisfaction, lower levels of job-related stress and face less difficulties in dealing with students’ misbehaviors (Caprara et al., 2003). Thus, understanding the main antecedents of self-efficacy may have important payoffs in working for teachers’ well-being and school effectiveness and improvement.
The concept of self-efficacy derives from Bandura’s social-cognitive theory of behavioral change (Bandura, 1977). It refers to a teacher’s belief in his/her ability to successfully cope with tasks, obligations and challenges related to his/her professional role (e.g., didactical tasks, managing discipline problems in the class, etc.) (Caprara et al., 2006). This belief is determined by several factors, among which personality characteristics – in particular personality traits – which have led to a rise in the academic interest on the topic. For example, based on the five-factor model of personality (Costa and McCrae, 1992), Djigić et al. (2014) found that teachers with higher levels of openness to experience and conscientiousness reported a stronger sense of self efficacy. Sousa et al. (2012), in their study involving frontline service employees, showed that also personal values are significant predictors of workers’ self-efficacy. Specifically, openness to change values (i.e., self-direction, stimulation, and hedonism) and self-enhancement values (i.e., power and achievement) are both positively related to self-efficacy.
In this article, you will learn some of the impact of Teachers self-efficacy in teaching;
1. It improves their confidence:
Every teacher handles teaching in ways that suits their teaching styles. Teachers who have a good sense of self efficacy usually have the mindset of a confident person such that no matter how difficult a course or student can be they would be able to manage or handle them properly without any stress
2. It aids motivation:
Teachers with good self efficacy tend to be a source of inspiration to others since they take up any challenge head on and they will never give up until their goal or aim is achieved, this motivates the students and even other teachers to always work hard to be their best self and always offer the best to their students while teaching
3. It aids creativity:
self efficacy improves a teachers way of teaching in a creative way. It also allows them to always see the best in their students such that they are able to look at the bright side of things and focus on their students strengths which can be worked on and turned into something creative and beneficial for the students.
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Author: Semira Ayeni
