Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement

Yu-Liang Chang

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a

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Yu-Liang Chang ¹ ^*

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Abstract

Background:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of fifth-grade mathematics teachers’ efficacy (MTE) on their students’ mathematics self-efficacy (SMSE) and mathematical achievement (SMA) in classrooms.

Materials and methods:
Two mathematics efficacy instruments were administered to 58 classes (i.e. 58 teachers and 1244 fifth-graders respectively) to gather data associated with SMA scores in school. Statistical analyses were applied to the obtained data.

Results:
The findings revealed that MTE beliefs significantly influenced both SMSE and SMA. Additionally, SMSE had a mediative impact on the effect of MTE on SMA.

Conclusions:
Subsequent to a discussion of the findings, suggestions were proposed for further improvement of mathematics teachers’ efficacy and, in turn, for enhancing fifth-graders’ mathematics self-efficacy and mathematical achievement in the future.

Keywords

mathematics teacher efficacy
students mathematics self-efficacy
students mathematical achievement
elementary school

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 11, Issue 6, 2015, 1307-1320

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Chang, Y.-L. (2015). Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(6), 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a

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Chang YL. Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(6):1307-20. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a

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Chang YL. Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(6), 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a

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Chang, Yu-Liang. "Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 6 (2015): 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a

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Chang, Y.-L. (2015). Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(6), pp. 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a

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Chang, Yu-Liang "Examining Relationships among Elementary Mathematics Teacher Efficacy and Their Students’ Mathematics Self-efficacy and Achievement". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1387a