Impact of Teaching Efficacy on Students’ Academic Achievement at Secondary Level

Abstract

Teaching efficacy, or teachers' belief in their ability to influence student learning, plays a critical role in shaping instructional practices and classroom environments. Higher teaching efficacy is strongly linked to improved students' academic achievement, fostering motivation, engagement, and better learning outcomes. The objectives of the study were to find the level of teaching efficacy and students’ academic achievement, to identify the effect and relationship between teaching efficacy and students’ academic achievement at secondary level. This quantitative research utilized a multistage sampling technique. The population comprised all private and public school teachers at the secondary level in Lahore. A questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection. The researcher developed a five-point Likert scale questionnaire ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree." Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson r and regression analysis) were applied, and the data were analyzed using SPSS. The findings of the study revealed that The Pearson value 0.562 and sig value 0.000 shows that there was moderate positive significant relationship between teaching efficacy and students’ academic achievement at secondary level. Also, there was highly significant effect of teaching efficacy on students’ academic achievement at secondary level.

Keywords: Teaching efficacy, students’ academic achievement, secondary level