Teacher`s Self Efficacy (TSE) and Teaching Competency (TC) of Malaysian Secondary School Teachers in Drug Education

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the relationship between Teacher Self-Efficacy (TSE) and Teaching Competency (TC) of classroom teachers in drug education in Malaysian secondary schools. This study was a descriptive quantitative survey. The study's respondents consisted of 491 secondary school teachers selected via stratified random sampling from six states in Malaysia such as Kelantan, Kedah, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Sabah and Johor. The instruments of TSE and TC were developed by the researchers and piloted. The data were collected by a hybrid method using online and offline questionnaires. The study used SPSS 25 for statistical measures such as Cronbach's alpha, means, percentage, and standard deviation to analyse the data. The study revealed that the relationship between TSE and TC in drug education was strong and positively correlated (p= 0.00 and Pearson Correlation value = 0.636**). It can be concluded that teachers' selfefficacy and teaching competency of classroom teachers in drug education had a significant relationship.