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Publication Date: 2021-Aug
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The Effect of Mathematics Teachers' Self-Efficacy and Leadership Styles on Students' Mathematical Achievement and Attitudes
Küçükalioglu, Tevfik; Tuluk, Güler
Athens Journal of Education, v8 n3 p221-237 Aug 2021
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of middle school mathematics teachers' self-efficacy and leadership styles on middle school students' mathematical achievements and attitude towards mathematics. In this study, the general survey method was employed and the research population was consisted of a total of 917, 5th grade students, 472 girls and 455 boys, picked across 10 middle schools in a central district of a province located in North-West Anatolia. In order to gather scientific data, scales such as Mathematics Attitude Scale, Teacher's Self-Efficacy Scale, and Mathematics Achievement Test were used. Teacher characteristics were divided into two categories which consist of two and three sub-categories respectively; autocratic and semi-democratic based on the Leadership Style Scale. And low, moderate, high level according to teachers' scores in the Self-Efficacy Scale. The data obtained were analysed in accordance with the objectives by means of frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t test, one-way variance analysis (Ancova). The significance level in statistical analyses was set at p<0.05. Consequently, whether the teachers displayed low or high leadership styles had no significant effect on the students' mathematical achievement and their attitude towards the subject. Teachers' self-efficacy for classroom management sub-scale was found to have an effect on the mathematical achievement of students. The self-efficacy level of teachers for student engagement does not have a significant effect on students' mathematical achievement. However, it was found that teachers' self-efficacy for instructional behaviour, classroom management and student management affected students' attitude towards mathematics. [Note: The page range (221-238) on the .pdf is incorrect. The correct page range is p221-287.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Self Efficacy, Leadership Styles, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Teachers, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Measures (Individuals), Mathematics Tests, Scores, Correlation, Learner Engagement, Classroom Techniques, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Self Concept Measures
Athens Institute for Education & Research. 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, Athens 10671, Greece. e-mail: education@atiner.gr; Web site: https://www.athensjournals.gr/aje
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Self Efficacy Scale
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