Effect of Teachers' Self Efficacy and Instructional Strategies on Students' Engagement at Secondary School Level

The concept of self-efficacy was developed initially by Albert Bandura and has been defined as the personal belief that one can perform appropriately and effectively to attain specific goals related to any field. Self efficacy is a self-system that controls all our activities, including appropriate professional knowledge and skills.Teachers' self-efficacy is the belief that teachers have about their abilities and skills as educators. Both on an individualized and collective scale, teachers' efficacy is one of the strongest predictors of student engagement. This study explored the effect of teachers' self-efficacy and instructional strategies on students' engagement at the secondary school level in Punjab. So, the teachers with relatively higher self-efficacy would have extraordinary ability to engage students with the material, pedagogical practice, and control of the classroom environment. The study followed the causal-comparative research design that attempted to find relationships between independent and dependent variables. The researcher developed the questionnaire by herself, consisting of 60 items in total. The questionnaire sample comprised 1250 secondary school teachers from Punjab. Quantitative data on teachers' self efficacy was determined by computing the means of the TSES items. In addition to descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used. This study may be helpful in future studies and teacher educators to understand teachers' sense of efficacy beliefs, which influence the teaching behaviors of the teachers in the classroom and students' engagement.

A systematic review on spiritual modeling: Opportunities and challenges in religious education

This article presents the challenges and possibilities of integrating spiritual modeling as an approach to religious education. Spiritual modeling is an emerging concept in the field of religious development, specifically in the social cognitive theory of Albert Bandura. A systematic literature review of the principles and concepts of spiritual modeling was conducted. Findings and recommendations are discussed in line with the current state of religious education, particularly in the context of Philippine Catholic schools.

Fontes de autoeficácia computacional docente como caminho para a inovação pedagógica

O estudo propõe um debate crítico sobre o uso das tecnologias digitais no ensino pressupondo que estas são artefatos culturais porque estão inseridas nos costumes dos indivíduos. Essa investigação pauta-se nos ensinamentos de Albert Bandura sobre crenças de autoeficácia e o objetivo é analisar como as fontes de autoeficácia computacional docente podem contribuir para fortalecer a confiança do professor da Educação Básica. A pesquisa qualitativa foi desenvolvida durante 2014-2016 em 8 escolas municipais do Rio de Janeiro, entrevistando 64 professores. Os resultados indicaram que as fontes experiências direta e vicária e a persuasão social foram as mais expressivas no fortalecimento da crença de autoeficácia. Entretanto, os estados emocionais percebidos como ansiedade e dúvida enfraqueceram essa mesma crença. Conclui-se que as fontes de informação representam um caminho significativo para a inovação pedagógica explorando o potencial disruptivo da tecnologia.

Teoria do Flow e a Autoeficácia: contribuições para o processo de ensino e aprendizagem da matemática

As dificuldades das pessoas para aprender Matemática, por vezes, é atribuída aos métodos de ensino, ao tipo de currículo, aos fatores intrínsecos aos estudantes e formação dos professores. Vários pesquisadores têm se debruçado sobre o assunto a fim de compreender as características que embasam esse tipo de cognição. Entre as diversas situações abordadas pelos educadores identifica-se aspectos como a afetividade, autoeficácia e a cognição humana, interferindo na aprendizagem de matemática. Neste sentido, este ensaio, busca problematizar sobre o conceito de Flow elaborado por Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi e a Teoria Social Cognitiva de Albert Bandura. Aqui, busca-se verificar como esses conceitos podem facilitar o processo de cognição matemática. Os resultados dessa pesquisa revelam que as atividades e tarefas matemáticas desenvolvidas com base na Metodologia Ativa, transformam-se positivamente quando atingimos o estado mental de Flow e atuamos com autoeficácia possibilitando a imersão, concentração e atenção focada.

Effects of Parent-Children Communication on Academic Performance of the Children: A Study of Southern Punjab, Pakistan

This research study pertaining to the effects of Parents-Children Communication on the academic performance of the children was carried out across the Southern Punjab. The researcher observed at various stances that Parent-Children Communication was taken as granted by the parents and its consequences were not bothered. This research investigated the relationship between Parental-Children Communication, Gender, and Academic performance of the children. The Emotional Security Theory (EST) developed by Cummings and Davies (2006) and Social Learning Theory posed by Albert Bandura (1974) were applied to the study. of 6th grade. All children living in Southern Punjab and their parents were considered as population of the study. The researcher used multistage sampling technique. The researcher took a balanced sample comprised of 1000 male and female children. SPSS version-25 was used for data analysis. The study revealed that friendly Parent-Children Communication was positively associated with progress in academic performance whereas unfriendly Parent-Children Communication was negatively associated with progress in the academic performance. Furthermore male children were found more sensitized to unfriendly Parent-Children Communication than the female children as academic performance of female children were found higher than their counterparts. Keywords: Education, Parent-Children Communication, Gender, Children, Southern Punjab

Albert Bandura: December 4, 1925–July 26, 2021

We note, with sadness, the passing of Dr Albert Bandura, pioneer of the theories of social learning and of self-efficacy, and of the concept of moral disengagement, whose research contributions informed current understanding of human behavior. Since 1992, Dr Bandura was a member of the Board of Consulting Editors of Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal.

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Guidance and Counselling Establishment Programme on Administration Police Officers’ Self Efficacy in Nairobi County, Kenya

Police officers in many countries face a myriad of social, psychological, and occupational challenges in their line of duty which has a significant effect on their mental health; Kenya is no exception. The Administration Police Service established a guidance and counselling programme to address the said challenges. This study, sought to assess the effectiveness of the Guidance and Counselling programme on Administration Police (AP) officers’ self-efficacy. The study was guided by the Self-efficacy theory by Albert Bandura and the Well-being theory by Martin Seligman. The study adopted the ex-post-facto research design. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 367 participants from a total population of 7,404 AP officers while 20 key informants were purposively sampled. The study utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection. The study revealed that though the APS offers peer counselling services to its officers, these services were not effective in training self-efficacy among AP officers. Additionally, it was established that the individual counselling services offered to AP officers were not effective in enhancing the officers’ self-efficacy in the delivery of service. The study recommends the introduction of incentives for officers to encourage them to seek professional guidance and counselling training; decentralization of the APS guidance and counselling services up to the County level; employment of professional counsellors to cater for the counselling needs of the APS; the continuous awareness training of the officers on the existence of the Guidance and Counselling programme within the APS; and, provision of environments where officer counsellors can share experiences, exchange ideas and have professional and intellectual discourses.

The Metode Pendidikan Keteladanan Relevansi antara Qasidah Burdah dengan Teori Belajar Sosial Albert Bandura

Dalam pendidikan Islam, keteladanan merupakan metode yang paling banyak terlihat hasilnya dan terbukti bersifat influentif di dalam membentuk moral, spiritual maupun sosial seorang anak. Qashidah Burdah melalui sya’ir-sya’ir nya yang begitu indah, yang menceritakan kisah Rasulullah yang terpilih, ditulis oleh seorang penyair yang alim. Merujuk pada teori social learning, perilaku dibentuk oleh hubungan interaksi klien dengan lingkungannya. Teknik modeling adalah salah satu teknik yang disusun oleh Albert Bandura. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis nilai-nilai pendidikan keteladanan dalam syair-syair qasidah burdah dan relevansinya terhadap teori belajar sosial Albert Bandura. Harapan dari penelitian ini adalah agar dapat dijadikan sebagai gagasan pendekatan dalam proses pembelajaran untuk mengembangkan kapasitas belajar dengan metode keteladanan. Bentuk penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif yang menggunakan prosedur penelitian pustaka (Library Research). Di dalam penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa di dalam qasidah burdah terdapat kisah-kisah Rasulullah yang dapat kita jadikan sebagai salah satu metode pembelajaran, yaitu metode keteladanan.

CRENÇA DE AUTOEFICÁCIA ACADÊMICA NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO LETRAMENTO ESTATÍSTICO

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados de uma pesquisa envolvendo possíveis relações existentes entre as crenças de autoeficácia, sob o enfoque de Albert Bandura, e o desempenho de alunos dos anos finais do Ensino Fundamental e do Ensino Médio, na resolução de tarefas relacionadas ao letramento estatístico, na perspectiva de Iddo Gal. Participaram deste estudo 163 alunos do 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental e 165 da 3ª série do Ensino Médio que responderam a uma escala de autoeficácia associada a resolução de um conjunto de sete itens com tarefas estatísticas. Os resultados dessa pesquisa revelou o teor das crenças de autoeficácia positivas e negativas influenciaram no êxito e fracasso dos alunos na resolução das tarefas. A análise dos protocolos escritos apontaram lacunas no conhecimento estatístico, matemático e habilidades de letramento, interferindo assim no desenvolvimento do letramento estatístico.