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Teacher self-efficacy and pupil achievement: much ado about nothing? International evidence from TIMSS

Jerrim, John; Sims, Sam; Oliver, Mary

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John Jerrim

Sam Sims

Mary Oliver



Abstract

Bandura’s influential theory has been used to argue that teachers with high self-efficacy will be more effective at increasing pupil achievement—and a voluminous empirical literature has repeatedly documented associations consistent with this claim. However, few studies have considered whether these correlations reflect an underlying causal relationship. In this paper we utilise across-subject, within-pupil variation in teacher self-efficacy in the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2015 data to provide new evidence on this question. By focusing upon relative differences in teacher self-efficacy and pupil achievement within pupil-teacher pairs, our estimates control for more potential confounders than much of the existing literature. Contrary to that literature, we find no evidence of a relationship. Instead, this paper presents clear and consistent findings of null effects.

Citation

Jerrim, J., Sims, S., & Oliver, M. (2023). Teacher self-efficacy and pupil achievement: much ado about nothing? International evidence from TIMSS. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 29(2), 220-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2022.2159365

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 12, 2022
Online Publication Date Jan 31, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date Feb 6, 2023
Publicly Available Date Feb 28, 2023
Journal Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
Print ISSN 1354-0602
Electronic ISSN 1470-1278
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 2
Pages 220-240
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2022.2159365
Keywords TIMSS; teacher self-efficacy; teachers; fixed effects
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/16802355
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13540602.2022.2159365

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