Abstract/Overview
Background and purpose: The paper reports a study of the perceptions of teachers in secondary schools in the Gucha district of Kenya of their own effectiveness, the structure of their self-perceptions, variations in self-perceived effectiveness and the relationship between self-perceptions of effectiveness and the examination performance of their students. Design and methods: Data were based on questionnaires completed by 109English and mathematics teachers from a random sample of 30 schools in the Gucha district of Kenya. Pupil examination results were also collected from the schools. Results: Three dimensions of self-perceived effectiveness emerged from a factor analysis. These were: pedagogic process, personal and affective aspects of teaching and effectiveness with regard to pupil performance. Teachers tended to rate themselves relatively highly with regard to the first two, process-oriented, dimensions but less highly on the third, outcome-oriented, dimension. Self-ratings for pupil outcomes correlated with pupil examination performance at school level. Conclusions: The results show that these teachers can have a sense of themselves as competent classroom performers and educational professionals without necessarily having a strong sense of efficacy with regard to pupil outcomes.
Croll, O (2024). Teacher self-perceptions of effectiveness: a study in a district of Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/teacher-self-perceptions-of-effectiveness-a-study-in-a-district-of-kenya
Croll, Onderi "Teacher self-perceptions of effectiveness: a study in a district of Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024, https://afribary.com/works/teacher-self-perceptions-of-effectiveness-a-study-in-a-district-of-kenya. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Croll, Onderi . "Teacher self-perceptions of effectiveness: a study in a district of Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Jul. 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/teacher-self-perceptions-of-effectiveness-a-study-in-a-district-of-kenya >.
Croll, Onderi . "Teacher self-perceptions of effectiveness: a study in a district of Kenya" Afribary (2024). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/teacher-self-perceptions-of-effectiveness-a-study-in-a-district-of-kenya