Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate science teachers’ self-regulated teaching practice in
secondary schools and the relationship between school factors and self-regulation using teaching
self-efficacy belief as mediator in South Gondar zone. An explanatory sequential mixed method
with co-relational survey design was applied. The participants were 302 science teachers
(chemistry, biology and physics) from the total 63 secondary schools only 9 were selected using
random sampling method. The 302 participants were selected using comprehensive sampling.
Descriptive statistics, t-test (both one sample and independent), multiple regressions and
structural equation modeling were used for quantitative data analysis; thematic transcription and
interpretations analysis were used for qualitative data. The quantitative results indicate that
teachers of the study area reported as they are implementing self-regulated science teaching. The
interview analysis result also confirms that teachers perceived as they are implementing self regulated teaching with low conceptual understanding and knowledge of self-regulation. The
descriptive statistics explained that teachers implement preparatory phase of self-regulation more
than performance and reflection phases. But, the qualitative result shows somewhat differently in
which half of the participant’s lack planning and selecting strategies from preparatory phase and
implementing performance and reflection phases better than preparatory phase. The multiple
regression analysis result shows that teachers’ gender and teaching experience were not found
significant predictor of self-regulated teaching; however, the independent sample test and
qualitative data identify that female teachers are more effective than their male counter parts in
their self-regulated science teaching. Moreover the structural equation model analysis result
informs that among school factors, only professional learning community practice (PLC) was
found to have a significant positive effect on self-regulated teaching both directly and indirectly.
Science teaching efficacy belief plays its meditational role in the relation between PLC and SRT
but not for science teaching resource availability (STRA) and SRT. Other researchers who are
concerned on the issue are recommended to conduct an experimental research and its effect on
students’ outcome to show its significant impact on teachers’ teaching effectiveness and to
conduct an instrument validation study. Self-regulated teaching concept would bring teaching
quality of teachers if incorporated in their training system. Results’ implications are indicated in
chapter 5.