A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and Student Achievement in the Mississippi Delta
A Correlational Study of the Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and Student Achievement in the Mississippi Delta

Author: Valmadge TeErino Towner

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Published: 2010

Total Pages: 258

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Throughout the nation, school districts are beset with the challenge of meeting final goals established by the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) and its mandates for student achievement. No Child Left Behind (2001) requires by 2013 that all students be proficient or advanced in certain academic content areas as measured by various state assessments those students will take. In effect, the era of high stakes testing in all states has led educators to seek ways to predict and determine results of student achievement among students. However, little research has been conducted on the influence of one construct of teaching efficacy, teacher self-efficacy and precisely its relationship with respect to the performance and achievement of students on state-mandated standardized achievement tests. Given that external factors mediate and affect individual student performance (Ross, 1994; Tucker, 2005), the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and student outcomes and subsequent implications for enhancing school effectiveness are examined in this study. Hence, schools and school districts must seek out all possible means to help increase student achievement. With that said, the study determines the nature and degree of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and mean student achievement in six school districts in the Mississippi Delta. The independent variable for the study is teacher self-efficacy which is determined by the Ohio state teacher efficacy scale (OSTES). The dependent variable for the study is student achievement data which is based upon data from spring 2008 and spring 2009 Mississippi curriculum test 2 scores. Individual levels of the teacher self-efficacy are correlated with aggregated mean scores of student achievement on two content areas for grades 3 through 8 on the MCT2. Such demand to increase student achievement has highlighted the importance of understanding the role of teacher efficacy.

Relationship Between Teacher Sense of Self-efficacy and Student Achievement in English Language Arts and Math in a Rural School District
Relationship Between Teacher Sense of Self-efficacy and Student Achievement in English Language Arts and Math in a Rural School District

Author: M. Brock Puckett

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Published: 2017

Total Pages: 244

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Surveyed teachers in a north Mississippi rural school district, and gathered their students' collective test data on the 2016-2017 Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP) state test in language arts and math, to determine the relationship of teacher self-efficacy in student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management on student academic achievement; the relationship of years of the teacher's teaching experience on student academic achievement; and if any of these variables, by themselves or in combination, can best predict student achievement on the MAP state tests.

Teacher Self-efficacy, Instructional Practices, and Student Achievement in Mathematics
Teacher Self-efficacy, Instructional Practices, and Student Achievement in Mathematics

Author: Kristi Lynn Day

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 364

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This mixed-methods research examined teacher self-efficacy in mathematics and the use of specific mathematical instructional practices in Grades 3-5 classrooms. The purpose was to examine the relationships among teacher self-efficacy of teaching mathematics, the use of specific mathematical instructional practices, and student achievement as measured by the North Carolina end-of-grade test. According to the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008), differences in students’ mathematical achievement are credited to differences in teacher characteristics including their self-efficacy in teaching and use of specific instructional practices. The study sought to add to the research behind that finding. -- Correlational relationships among the variables were studied. The outcome variable was student achievement as measured by the end-of-grade mathematics test. The two outcomes variables were teacher self-efficacy of teaching mathematics as measured by the Self-Efficacy for Teaching Mathematics Instrument and the use of mathematical instructional practices as measured by the Teachers’ Instructional Practices Survey. Descriptive analysis, Pearson correlations, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the quantitative data. Qualitative data were gathered through teacher interviews. The notes from these interviews were reviewed for themes and then compared to the quantitative data. -- This study yielded strong to moderate correlations between teacher self-efficacy and the six measured mathematical instructional practices. Upon further analysis, the study found strong correlations between teacher self-efficacy for pedagogy in mathematics and each of the following mathematical instructional practices: cooperative learning; communication and study skills; problem-based learning; and manipulatives, models, and multiple representations. However, correlations between the frequency of the measured mathematical instructional practices and study achievement were not established. Weak correlations were found between student achievement and teacher self-efficacy in mathematics. Additionally, the study found that teacher self-efficacy was statistically significant to the prediction of student achievement as defined by student scale scores on the end-of-grade mathematics assessment.

The Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and the Use of Technology in a High School Classroom
The Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and the Use of Technology in a High School Classroom

Author: Elizabeth Ashley McDonald

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Published: 2019

Total Pages: 204

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The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and the integration of technology in the classroom. The study sought to determine the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and student achievement as well as district leadership perspective. The data gleaned that there is a significant relationship between teacher self-efficacy and technology integration. No affiliation exists between student achievement and teacher self-efficacy and a weak negative correlation between teacher self-efficacy in technology integration and district leadership perspective. The findings of this study will benefit 21-century integration in classrooms.

The Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and Student Discipline Referrals Written by Secondary Teachers from a Rural School District in a Southern State
The Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and Student Discipline Referrals Written by Secondary Teachers from a Rural School District in a Southern State

Author: Edwin Laughter

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Published: 2017

Total Pages: 137

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The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine the strength of the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and discipline referrals. Participants completed the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale, which was used as an operational definition of teacher self-efficacy. A Spearman's correlation coefficient measured the relationship between the predictor variables: classroom management, student engagement, and instructional strategies, and the criterion variable of discipline referrals. Criterion variable data consisted of collected discipline referral records of participants from the participating school district. Data on predictor variables were measured by participant responses on the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale, which include the three subscales that will serve as the predictor variables for this study, and also measured teacher self-efficacy. The population for this study included secondary teachers (N = 98) in a rural county school district located in a southern state. The conceptual framework was based on Julian Rotter’s human behavior theory of locus of control. By understanding the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and discipline referrals, administrators and school districts may be able to increase teacher retention rates by providing support and training for at-risk teachers. The researcher failed to reject all the null hypothesis tested during this study based on the results of the Spearman's rho analysis.

Teacher Self-efficacy and Its Correlation with Student Language Arts Performance
Teacher Self-efficacy and Its Correlation with Student Language Arts Performance

Author: Kenyetta Indaaba Pierre

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Published: 2015

Total Pages: 179

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It was not known to what extent teacher self-efficacy in classroom management, instructional strategies, and student engagement correlated with student language arts performance in New Jersey multicultural public schools. Bandura's theory was the basis of teacher self-efficacy in this study. The overarching research question was: What is the relationship between teacher self-efficacy scores in classroom management, instructional strategies, and student engagement and student language arts performance in the multicultural population in New Jersey public schools? This study was a quantitative, correlational design. The population of interest was multicultural public school educators. The data analysis was related to each of the research questions and hypotheses using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to correlate teacher self-efficacy using the Teacher's Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) and New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) for student language arts performance. The convenience sample included 41, third through eighth grade teachers and represented approximately 800, third through eighth grade students. The results of the study described no significant positive relationship between teacher self-efficacy and student language arts performance in the multicultural population in New Jersey public schools. The implication of this study included identifying what correlates with student language arts performance. Teachers and administrators have to identify what correlates with student language arts performance in the multicultural schools of New Jersey.

The Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and the Quantity of Office Discipline Referrals They Write
The Relationship Between Teacher Self-efficacy and the Quantity of Office Discipline Referrals They Write

Author: Brian Patrick Conary

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Published: 2019

Total Pages: 137

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Teachers’ levels of self-efficacy affect not only how they view themselves, but also how they view their students. Some students receive more discipline referrals than others, leading to higher retention and dropout rates for those students with a significant number of discipline referrals. Discipline referrals are subjective. Therefore, each person’s viewpoint attributes to how student behavior is perceived and reported. In addition to a disproportionate number of referrals received by certain students, some teachers are more prone to write a large number of referrals. Social cognitive theory states that an individual’s self-efficacy influences his or her actions. Individuals with a more positive self-efficacy are much more likely to achieve more favorable results. Those with a less positive self-efficacy are much less likely to achieve the desired outcome. This quantitative correlational study examined the overall self-efficacy and self-efficacy in the areas of classroom management, student engagement, and instructional strategies of 72 high school teachers across three high schools in the southeastern United States and the number of office discipline referrals they write. Each teacher was administered the short form of the Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (TSES). A Spearman’s Rank Order was used to evaluate the relationship between the composite and subscale scores (classroom management, student engagement, and instructional strategies) on the TSES and each teacher’s number of office discipline referrals. The results indicated a weak negative relationship between teacher self-efficacy and the number of discipline referrals written. However, the relationship was not statistically significant. By understanding the connection between teacher self-efficacy and discipline referrals, administrators and district personnel may be able to improve student retention and dropout rates by identifying and providing additional capacity to teachers with lower self-efficacy.

Teachers' Attitude About the Relationship Between Self-efficacy & Performance
Teachers' Attitude About the Relationship Between Self-efficacy & Performance

Author: Tosha Kim Price

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Published: 2017-05-25

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781546953562

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The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' attitudes about the relationship between self-efficacy and teacher performance pay in Grades 3 through 12 in the United States as well as determine whether input on testing criteria and student achievement would change teachers' attitudes about teacher performance pay and the teaching profession. A 65-question survey instrument entitled, Self-efficacy and Teacher Performance Pay, guided the research. The findings of the research question and sub-questions revealed a mixed relationship between teachers' attitudes about the relationship between self-efficacy and teacher performance pay. While there were many areas of concern for teachers, the research showed that teacher performance pay might not be the solution. The information collected showed that a majority of the participants were not in favor of using teacher performance pay models. However, with modifications in the design, implementation, and criteria for awarding teacher performance pay, the best plan may be created and accepted by more teachers.