ENGLISH TEACHERS' CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND THEIR TEACHING BELIEF

Cultural Identity among Iranian English Language Teachers

This survey investigated the cultural identity of Iranian English language teachers. Accordingly, a cultural identity model was proposed a priori, based on which a questionnaire was developed and piloted on 50 Iranian English language teachers (α = 0.87). The developed questionnaire was then administered to 636 male and female Iranian En...

the effect of efl teachers beliefs about teaching reading strategies on their students success and motivation in reading comprehension

previous studies regarding teachers’ beliefs have revealed that teachers’ beliefs have influence on their classroom practices. the current study aimed to investigate the effect of teachers’ beliefs about teaching reading strategies on students’ motivation and success in reading comprehension in the context of english teaching as a foreign language in high schools of mazandaran, iran. data were ...

an investigation into elt teachers’ sense of self-efficacy in teaching reading comprehension and their personality types

as far as bandura’s (1977) conceptualization of the sense of self-efficacy is concerned, it is argued to be context- and even task-specific, compared to other concepts like self-esteem (brown, 2000); therefore, upon the previous research studies, related theories and definitions, and the ideas and views obtained from the interviews conducted with the scholars, the current research study aimed a...

The Significance of Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching and Their Math Background on Students’ Math Achievement

Research suggests that teachers’ content and pedagogical knowledge and educational beliefs about teaching and learning are among the key factors for effective teaching. This study explores the extent to which K-12 Houston Independent School District (HISD) math teachers develop more adaptive educational beliefs about math teaching and knowledge and increase their mathematical knowledge for teac...

The Relationship between Teachers' Teaching Efficacy and their Multiple Intelligences