Teacher efficacy is extremely important for successful
teaching. Teachers’ self-efficacy can be viewed as teachers’
beliefs about their capabilities to produce a desired effect on
student learning. Content knowledge and quality pedagogy
play a large part in feelings of efficacy. Caprara et al. (2006)
note that a number of studies have pointed to the influence of
teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs on student achievement and
success at school. In addition, teachers’ feelings of selfefficacy
have been found to be associated with enhanced
student motivation, self-esteem, more positive attitudes in
classes, and students’ own feelings of self-efficacy. They
also state that teachers’ sense of efficacy is related to their
satisfaction with their choice of profession.