Inner strength amidst pandemic: Teachers' self-efficacy patterns and perceived personal accomplishments

Abstract

The present study explored the teachers' self-efficacy patterns and perceived personal accomplishment in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic teaching environment. The current sample included in-service teachers (n = 393) representing 36 states across the United States. We explored whether teacher efficacy variables (i.e., engagement efficacy, instruction efficacy, and classroom management) predict their perceived personal accomplishment. Also, based on the clustering analysis, we explored how teachers' different self-efficacy patterns related to their perceived personal accomplishment. The results indicate that teacher efficacy strongly predicted their personal accomplishment levels and show insightful implications on how to support teachers to recover well-being in a post-pandemic learning environment.