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
Publisher:
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2015
Genre: Education, Elementary
ISBN:

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.

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
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2017
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN:

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.

Collective Efficacy

Collective Efficacy
Author: Jenni Donohoo
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2016-10-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506356532

Improve student outcomes with collective teacher efficacy. If educators’ realities are filtered through the belief that they can do very little to influence student achievement, then it is likely these beliefs will manifest in their practice. The solution? Collective efficacy (CE)—the belief that, through collective actions, educators can influence student outcomes and increase achievement. Educators with high efficacy show greater effort and persistence, willingness to try new teaching approaches, and attend more closely to struggling students’ needs. This book presents practical strategies and tools for increasing student achievement by sharing: Rationale and sources for establishing CE Conditions and leadership practices for CE to flourish Professional learning structures/protocols

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

Teachers' Attitude About the Relationship Between Self-efficacy & Performance
Author: Tosha Kim Price
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2017-05-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781546953562

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.

Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom

Motivational Strategies in the Language Classroom
Author: Zoltán Dörnyei
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 8
Release: 2001
Genre: English language
ISBN: 0521790298

The book takes a pratical approach to teaching motivational strategies in the language classroom, and gives the teacher 35 motivational strategies that they can use with language learners.

Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts

Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts
Author: Diane Lapp
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1134
Release: 2011-01-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136886559

Now in its third edition, the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts—sponsored by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English—offers an integrated perspective on the teaching of the English language arts and a comprehensive overview of research in the field. Prominent scholars, researchers, and professional leaders provide historical and theoretical perspectives about teaching the language arts focus on bodies of research that influence decision making within the teaching of the language arts explore the environments for language arts teaching reflect on methods and materials for instruction Reflecting important recent developments in the field, the Third Edition is restructured, updated, and includes many new contributors. More emphasis is given in this edition to the learner, multiple texts, learning, and sharing one’s knowledge. A Companion Website, new for this edition, provides PowerPoint® slides highlighting the main points of each chapter.

Teacher Self-Efficacy in Giving Feedback to Students

Teacher Self-Efficacy in Giving Feedback to Students
Author: Magdalena Ganias Panagiotidis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2016
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN:

There is no single program or new practice that can transform low-performing schools into effective schools. States and districts choose various improvement strategies in an effort to improve curriculum and classroom instruction focus (Baroody, 2011). One strategy educators can implement to increase student achievement is providing effective feedback to students. (Hattie & Yates, 2014) Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1997). In examining teacher self-efficacy in using feedback to improve student achievement, this convergent mixed methods design addressed the following research questions: 1. What are teachers’ self-efficacy perceptions with respect to using feedback to improve student achievement? 2. What is the relationship of teachers' self-efficacy in giving student feedback to the following demographic variables: years of teaching experience and content area of teaching? 3. How do teachers perceive their ability to give effective feedback to students? A survey was constructed for respondents to complete each section: demographics, quantitative Likert-type response items, and qualitative open-ended questions. Responses were received from participants (N=77) representing staff at an inner city public high school in New England. Quantitatively, the most significant findings included: the highest ratings were found for confidence in giving oral feedback ( M=4.41); teachers with three or less years of teaching experienced lower confidence levels for all elements of Feedback By Years of Teaching (M=3.53); inspection of the data for Clear Expectations by Years of Teaching indicated teachers with one to three years experience reported less confidence than teachers with four or more years of teaching experience on the item clear expectations to impact student achievement (M=3.80). In analyzing the qualitative data, using the long table approach (Krueger & Casey, 2009), five major themes that emerged regarding teacher self efficacy in giving feedback to students: motivation to improve, deepen understanding, accepting constructive feedback, time, and language barrier for English Language Learners and special education students. The findings of this study may benefit educational leaders in strengthening teacher self-efficacy in giving effective feedback to students as part of classroom culture in the school setting.

The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning

The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning
Author: K. Ann Renninger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1172
Release: 2019-02-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1316832473

Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied.

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
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010
Genre:
ISBN:

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.

Making a Difference

Making a Difference
Author: Patricia T. Ashton
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1986
Genre: Education
ISBN: