Relationship between EFL Teachers’ Efficacy and Productivity

Subject Areas : All areas of language and translation

آزاده قربان زاده ¹ , Seyyed Hassan Seyyedrezaei ² , Behzad Ghonsooly ³ , Zari Sadat Seyyedrezaei ⁴

1 - گروه آموزش زبان انگلیسی، دانشگاه آزاد علی آباد کتول
2 - Department of English Language Teaching, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
3 - English Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
4 - Department of English Language Teaching, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

Received: 2021-09-25 Accepted : 2022-01-07 Published : 2023-01-01

Keywords: adolescent students, English as Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers, Quality Education, Teachers’ Efficacy, Teachers’ Productivity,

Abstract :

The present study investigated the association between teachers’ efficacy and productivity among EFL teachers of adolescent students. On this premise, eighty high school English teachers from 34 public high schools in Mashhad were selected out of 100 English teachers through convenience sampling. Data were collected via two instruments, the Teachers’ Efficacy Questionnaire (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk, 2001), and the Teachers’ productivity Questionnaire (Hersey & Goldsmith, 1980). Subsequently, the data analyzed through the Pearson correlation and regression toward the mean analysis. The results of the correlation tests uncovered that there was a critical connection between EFL teachers’ efficacy and productivity. Furthermore, the results of simple regression analyses confirmed that teachers’ efficacy was a noteworthy predictor of their productivity. Thusly, in light of the results of assessing teachers’ perception, policymakers and professionals might have the option to cultivate teachers’ competency by planning and determining their future professional paths and provide a clearer perspective for their professional growth and development.

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