New research shows 89% of New Zealand’s Year 7-10 teachers think the advantages of the job clearly outweigh the disadvantages.
This compares with an average of 77% in the 35 countries surveyed in the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS).
The Ministry has analysed the results of the study, focussing on teachers’ job satisfaction and self-efficacy – the belief in their ability to perform well at work.
New Zealand teachers rated themselves at or above the TALIS average, on most aspects of self-efficacy, including classroom management, instruction and student engagement, and in job satisfaction.
These results are particularly pleasing, as a number of OECD studies have linked high teacher job satisfaction and self-efficacy ratings with improved student achievement.
More than 2,800 Year 7-10 teachers and their principals at primary, intermediate, and secondary schools around the country took part in TALIS.
The OECD last week released research showing New Zealand teachers were among the most professional in the world across the 35 TALIS countries.
Go to the New Zealand TALIS analysis, which is the fourth in the Ministry’s Insights for Teachers series, on the Education Counts website. [link will be live 0800 Monday]. https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/insights-for-teachers/insights-for-teachers-year-7-10-teachers-self-efficacy-and-job-satisfaction
Some highlights from the report:
96% of NZ Yr 7-10 teachers feel they can provide an alternative explanation for students, compared to the TALIS average of 92%, 94% in Australia, 88% in Singapore, and 77% in Finland.
94% of NZ Yr 7-10 teachers feel they can make their expectations about student behaviour clear, compared to the TALIS average of 91%, 93% in Australia, 89% in Singapore, and 93% in Finland.
92% of NZ Yr 7-10 teachers enjoy working at their school, compared to the TALIS average of 90%, 92% in Australia, 86% in Singapore, and 91% in Finland.
89% of NZ Yr 7-10 teachers feel the advantages of being a teacher clearly outweigh the disadvantages, compared to the TALIS average of 77%, 89% in Australia, 84% in Singapore, and 95% in Finland.
86% of NZ Yr 7-10 teachers feel they can help students value their learning, compared to the TALIS average of 81%, 81% in Australia, 81% in Singapore, and 77% in Finland.