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The Mediating Role of Student-Teacher Relationships in the Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy and Teaching Practices in Turkey: Evidence from TALIS18

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  • Mohammed Issah
  • Mohammed B. Musah
  • Naail Mohammed Kamil
  • Rosina Owusu Panin

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The study explored the mediating role of student-teacher relationships in teacher self-efficacy predicting teacher classroom practices among teachers in Turkey ISCED level 1 schools. The study involves teachers who participated in the TALIS 2018 data collected through a cross-sectional survey; 3591 teachers participated in the TALIS 18 survey. Data was analysed using SMART PLS 4, and results from the analysis reveal that teacher self-efficacy significantly predicted the dimensions of teachers’ classroom teaching practices (ie.cognitive activation, clarity of instruction, classroom management). Self-efficacy has a statistically significant association with student-teacher relations. Finally, student-teacher relation partially mediates the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and the cognitive activation and clarity of instruction dimensions of teaching practices. The findings of the study imply that school administrators could provide professional development on increasing the self-efficacy of teachers to improve the effectiveness of their classroom teaching practices.

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  • Mohammed Issah & Mohammed B. Musah & Naail Mohammed Kamil & Rosina Owusu Panin, 2025. "The Mediating Role of Student-Teacher Relationships in the Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy and Teaching Practices in Turkey: Evidence from TALIS18," Journal of Education and Training Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 13(3), pages 11-23, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfa:jetsjl:v:13:y:2025:i:3:p:11-23
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    1. John Ainley & Ralph Carstens, 2018. "Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018 Conceptual Framework," OECD Education Working Papers 187, OECD Publishing.
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