Appraisal of Social Studies Teachers’ Conceptions and Efficacy Beliefs in Ghana: Teaching Effectiveness

Table 1.

Cross Tabulation Results on the Variables

Cross Tabulations

 

Chi-square (χ2)

Degreeof Freedom (df)

Sig.

Teacher efficacy* Teaching Effectiveness

Communication skill* Teacher Efficacy

Assessment skills* teacher efficacy

Assessment skills* and instructional strategy

193.000

 

6.593

 

8.000

5.714

165

 

3

 

2

2

0.067

 

.086

 

.018

0.57

Instructional strategies*

Instructional skills

.726

1

.394

Classroom Management * Classroom management

.800

 

2

.670

 

Student engagement* Communication skills

2.963

3

.397

Student engagement* Assessment

1.818

2

.403

Source: Field Data, 2017

** Significant at p=0.10 (2-tailed), N=20

** Significant at p=0.10 (2-tailed), N=20