Teacher Performance and its Relation to Self-determination, Self-efficacy and Goal orientation

A study of Religion Teachers on Lima

Abstract

The objective was to study the relationship between selfdetermination, self-efficacy, goal orientation and teacher performance teachers of Religious Education in Metropolitan Lima in a sample of 429 teachers. The instruments used were the Teaching Self-Determination Scale(Cf. Reeve y Halusic 2009); Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (Cf. Prieto 2009), the Orientation Questionnaire Target Teacher adapted by Lennia Matos (2005) and Self-Report Questionnaire of Teachers”™ Performance (Cf. Fernández 2002, 2008). Results indicated moderate positive relationship between the studied variables. In the analysis of routes direct relationship of self-determination teacher with teacher performance is identified; and also the relationship of self-determination with teacher performance through self-efficacy and goal orientation. These results raise training teachers whose instructional activities are oriented to the development of teacher autonomy support and autonomy support and student engagement in learning.