Demographic Variables as Factors Influencing the level of Self-Efficacy of University Teachers in Pakistan
Keywords:
Self-Efficacy, Demographics, Comparison, Teachers, Universities, PakistanAbstract
Self-efficacy being a teacher is amalgamation of behavioral, cognitive, emotive and traditional aspects. All the four aspects are powerfully interconnected with each other. Self-efficacy is persistent by level of skills in a specific domain, as well as by our past achievements and experiences equally positive and negative.The study intended to examine the variables attributed to teacher self-efficacy at higher education level. The study analyzed the results of surveys completed by 167 university teachers from two major districts of Pakistan named as Faisalabad and Rawalpindi. Demographic variables considered in the analysis of data included gender, number of years of experience, age, marital status, locality etc. With the help of percentages, ANOVA and t test data was analyzed.