Organizational citizenship behaviors, collective teacher efficacy, and student achievement in elementary schools

• Main Author: Jackson, Jeffrey C.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2009
• Subjects: Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Elementary Education
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539618641; https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1851&context=etd

This study sought to examine relationship between teacher organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB), collective teacher efficacy (CTE), and student achievement in urban elementary schools. A convenience sample of 1,327 teachers from 35 elementary schools from a single urban school district completed surveys designed to measure OCB and CTE. Student achievement data were based on performance on the Virginia Standards of Learning exams for grade 3 and 5 mathematics and reading.;Pearson correlation statistics revealed a significant positive relationship between OCB and CTE. Significant positive relationships were found between OCB and student achievement scores in grade 3 mathematics, grade 5 mathematics, and grade 5 reading. CTE demonstrated a significant positive relationship with student achievement scores in grade 3 reading, grade 5 reading, and grade 5 mathematics.;Regression analysis revealed that student socioeconomic status had a negative relationship with student achievement on all measures within each of the three models. Within the model that considered OCB, SES, and student achievement, OCB was found to be a significant predictor of student achievement on the grade 3 mathematics, grade 5 mathematics, and grade 5 reading SOL exams. Within the model that considered CTE, SES, and student achievement, CTE was found to be a significant predictor of student achievement on the grade 3 reading, grade 5 mathematics, and grade 5 reading SOL exams. When all variables were considered simultaneously, OCB was found to be a significant predictor of student achievement on the grade 3 mathematics SOL exam. CTE was not a significant predictor of student achievement on any achievement measure.