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The Importance Of Collective Teacher Efficacy

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There are several studies citing the relationship of collective teacher efficacy to teacher commitment. Chester and Beaudoin (1996); Looney and Wentzel ( 2004 )studies cited that high levels of individual teacher efficacy are associated with commitment. Coladarci’s (1992) study examined the degree to which teachers ' sense of efficacy influence on commitment to teaching. It was revealed in the study that greater teaching commitment tended to be expressed by those teachers who were higher in both general and personal efficacy. The study done by Ross and Gray (2006) revealed that collective teacher efficacy contributed to commitment to school mission, commitment to community partnership, and especially to commitment to professional community. Furthermore, the study found that collective teacher efficacy strongly predicted commitment to community partnerships (Ross & Gray, 2006). However, this study further suggests that the teacher’s belief on their group competency can also influence their teaching effectiveness. Collective Teacher Efficacy and Teaching Effectiveness Goddard, Hoy, and Hoy (2000) suggest that one way for school administrators to improve student achievement is by working to raise the collective efficacy beliefs of their faculties. Past teaching experiences has an impact on the development of a teacher’s sense of efficacy. The collective teacher efficacy, in social organization, is constituted as product of the dynamic interaction between the

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