A Study to Investigate Teaching Efficacy Among Prospective Teachers

Abstract

Teacher is one of the most important ingredient of any education system. The aim of this study was to identify the teaching efficacy among prospective teachers. The study was quantitative and survey type in nature. Prospective teachers participated as sample of study. Questionnaire was used to collect data from research participants. Perceptions were explored on five point likert scale. The scale was validated from relevant experts and reliability checked by applying Cronbach’s Alpha. The reliability value was 0.894, which is statistical significant. The researchers went to the selected department for the data collection. The researchers granted permission letter from the institution of education research. They elaborated the main purpose of the study to respondents by keeping the ethical consideration. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied to analyze the data. Mostly teachers were agree that they have a good grasp of teaching approaches that help them to maintain students’ learning motivation. Their teaching methods are very effective in helping students learning and they know how to teach a new concept so that students will master it quickly. Male and female teachers have no difference in their perceptions regarding teaching efficacy. Prospective teachers may focus on teaching methods and deliver lectures and content by adopting relevant methods.

Keywords: Prospective teachers, teaching efficacy, and relevant methods.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/10-16-08

Publication date:June 30^th 2019