An Empirical Study on Instructional Leadership, School Climate and Teacher Efficacy

Arumugam Raman; Raamani Thannimalai; Iran Anak Jalapang

doi:10.56741/jpes.v1i02.76

Authors

Arumugam Raman
arumugam@uum.edu.my
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Raamani Thannimalai Universiti Utara Malaysia
Iran Anak Jalapang Universiti Utara Malaysia

Keywords:

Academic performance, Principal’s instructional leadership, School climate, Teacher efficacy

Abstract

The goal of this study is to evaluate how instructional leadership, teacher efficacy, and school climate influence students' academic performance. The study included 381 teachers from six divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. This study used a cross-sectional survey approach. Questionnaires were used to collect data from respondents. For descriptive analysis, SPSS version 26.0 was utilised, while SmartPLS 3.0 was employed for partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis. By focusing on secondary school teachers, the paper adds new knowledge to literature. Surprisingly, the results of the investigation revealed that principals' instructional leadership and school climate had no substantial impact on student academic performance. Meanwhile, it was discovered that teacher efficacy has a considerable impact on student academic performance, implying that teacher efficacy is a predictor of student academic performance. Furthermore, teacher experience was not a significant moderator variable. Future research should focus on principals' self-assessment of instructional leadership and the moderating effect of school climate on student performance. The ramifications of the disparity between Asian instructional leadership and western literature should also be investigated.

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Author Biographies

Arumugam Raman, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Dr. Arumugam Raman is a faculty member in the School of Education of Arts and Sciences in Universiti Utara Malaysia. His research interests include Educational Technology, and Statistics for Educational Research. The researcher is better known as an Educational Technologist and currently teaching ICT in Education, Research Methods, and Statistics in Education. Besides, he has written international articles and books which have been published at national and international levels. He is a member of a few Editorial boards for International Journals such as the Journal of International Education Studies, the International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, and the Journal of Studies in Education. (email: arumugam@uum.edu.my).

Raamani Thannimalai, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Dr. Raamani Thannimalai is a lecturer at the School of Education, Universiti Utara Malaysia. Her interests are in Educational Management, Leadership and Educational Technology. Currently, she is actively doing research and publishing articles related to Technology Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Blended Learning and Bibliographic Analysis. (email: raamani@uum.edu.my).

Iran Anak Jalapang, Universiti Utara Malaysia

Dr. Iran Anak Jalapang is a member of the Indonesian Institute of Science and Technology Research (IISTR), Jalan Padanaram No. 24, Yogyakarta 55143, Indonesia. He is chairman of Action Research and colloquium of Distric Education Office Lubok antu, Sarawak, Malaysia. (email: iranjalapang@gmail.com).

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