Study of the Relationship between Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Creative Teaching in Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery Faculty

Using of creative methods in teaching requires teacher’s recognition of his/her own abilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and creative teaching methods in Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery Faculty. This is a descriptive study of correlation type. The statistical population included 55 faculty members of Mashhad Nursing and Midwifery Faculty. Sampling was done by census method. The tools used included a standardized self-efficacy beliefs questionnaire and creative teaching questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient) through SPSS. Findings showed that the mean and standard deviation of the teachers' viewpoints toward creative teaching and self-efficacy beliefs was 81.942±8.820 and 77.792±9.961 respectively. Also, there was significant relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and creative teaching skills of faculty members. (N=41 r=0.411, p=0.008). In this regards, there was a significant relationship between the years of teaching and self-efficacy (r=0.37), academic level and gender (r=0.41), and academic years and academic rank (r=0.46) too. According to the research findings, it seems that teachers’ beliefs about his/her own abilities lead to positive attitude towards using of creative methods in teaching. A professor who believes his/her own abilities, use more creative and effective teaching methods.