LANGUAGE IN INDIA

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

Volume 12 : 10 October 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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The Relationship between Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Students Academic Achievement at Secondary Level

Shafqat Ali Khan, Ph.D.

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy and academic achievement of the students in Attock District, Pakistan. Teacher’s efficacy is a simple idea with significant implications. The sample of the study consisted of 192 respondents consisting 32 teachers and 160 students from District Attock, Pakistan. It was a survey type study.

A questionnaire was developed in Urdu Language based on Tschannen – Moran and Hoy, (2001) teacher efficacy scale. To analyze the data, Pearson r product Moment was used. On the whole it was concluded that there is significant relationship between teacher’s self-efficacy and students’ academic achievement in both the subject of Math and English. In the subject of Math, male teachers showed better results due to their high perception of self-efficacy than female teachers whereas in the subject of English, female teachers performed better due to their high perception in their self-efficacy than male teachers in the public secondary schools in district Attock, Pakistan.

Keywords: Self- efficacy, Achievement, Learning, Motivation

INTRODUCTION

The role of classroom teacher is of critical significance in promoting learning. Teacher has a very crucial role in the success or failure of education system. The teacher is the point of contact between the education system and pupil. Any educational programme or innovation has the impact on the pupil and teachers. Thus maximizing teacher effectiveness is a major goal of education. All teachers make some difference in their students’ lives. Some teachers consistently have a greater and more positive influence than others. They seem to relate to students better and to be more successful in helping their students gain meaningfully from their instruction.

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Shafqat Ali Khan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Education Attock
Campus Attock
Pakistan
shafqat_khan4@yahoo.com
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