Table 1 Assessment of teacher self-efficacy before and after participation in a series of faculty development programmes provided by the Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, 2017–2018
Before FDPs | After FDPs | Chi-square p-value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not efficacious | Efficacious | Not efficacious | Efficacious | ||||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Teach all relevant subject content to even the most difficult students | 5 | (28) | 13 | (72) | 2 | (11) | 16 | (89) | 0.016 |
Maintain a positive relationship with students even when tensions arise | 1 | (6) | 17 | (94) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |
Reach even the most difficult students | 3 | (17) | 15 | (83) | 1 | (6) | 17 | (94) | 0.645 |
Become more capable of helping to address my students’ needs | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |
Maintain my composure and continue to teach well even when I am disturbed | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |
Responsive to my students’ needs even if I am having a bad day | 1 | (6) | 17 | (94) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |
Exert a positive influence on both the personal and academic development of my students | 1 | (6) | 17 | (94) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |
Develop creative ways to cope with system constraints and continue to teach well | 3 | (17) | 15 | (83) | 2 | (11) | 16 | (89) | 0.001 |
Motivate my students to participate in innovative projects | 2 | (11) | 16 | (89) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |
Carry out innovative projects even when I am opposed by sceptical colleagues | 4 | (22) | 14 | (78) | 0 | (0) | 18 | (100) | – |