The correlation between level of classroom teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and classroom management ability perceptions

This research aims to determine the level of classroom teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and classroom management ability perceptions and the correlation between these beliefs and perceptions. The study group were 401 classroom teachers who were working as a classroom teacher in public elementary schools, in 2009, in Burdur, Ağlasun, Kemer, Gölhisar, in Türkiye. The data was collected with the "Teacher Self-Efficacy Belief Scale" and "Classroom Management Ability Scale". Numerous statistical techniques such as means and standard deviations and correlation were used for analyzing the data. This research findings show that the level of self-efficacy beliefs of classroom teachers are at "quite high" level. In addition to the level of classroom teachers' "plan program activities and physical layout" dimension of the classroom management ability perceptions were "good" level, "teacher-student relationship regulation and time management" and "classroom interaction and behavior regulation" dimensions were "very good" level. Finally, it is seen that there is a meaningful and middle level correlation between the level of classroom teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and classroom management ability perceptions in all dimensions.

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Classroom Teacher ,

Self-Efficacy Belief ,

Classroom Management Ability Perception ,