Open AccessTEACHER SELF EFFICACY IN NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Author(s) -
Fei Liang,
Tai Mei Kin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of education, psychology and counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-164X
DOI - 10.35631/ijepc.640013
Subject(s) - self efficacy , descriptive statistics , psychology , mathematics education , scale (ratio) , dimension (graph theory) , classroom management , medical education , statistics , geography , mathematics , social psychology , medicine , cartography , pure mathematics
Teacher self-efficacy is a cognitive process that allows an individual to measure the level of self-confidence in behavior change. In relation to that, this study was conducted to identify the level of self-efficacy of teachers in National Secondary School (SMK) in Peninsular Malaysia. Three dimensions namely Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies, and Classroom Management were measure in this study. There were 357 teachers selected randomly for this study. Data were collected through a questionnaire using the Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics to describe the level of self-efficacy of teachers. The findings of the study show that the level of self-efficacy of teachers in SMK in Peninsular Malaysia at a high level (Mean = 4.15, SP = .425). Student Engagement dimension (Min = 4.11, SP = .443), Instructional Strategies dimensions (Mean = 4.15, SP = .456) and Classroom Management dimension (Mean = 4.19, SP = .491).