The Role of Professional Self-efficacy as a Mediating Variable between Professional Identity and the Attitude Towards Using Technological Innovations among Teachers

Abstract

This research paper aimed to identify the role of professional self-efficacy as a Mediator variable between the relationship between professional identity and the attitude towards using technological innovations in the educational process for teachers. The sample consisted of (217) teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It used the descriptive analytical approach, the statistical analysis program (AMOS 24), and many tools, including the professional identity scale, the professional self-efficacy scale, and the attitude towards using technological innovations in education scale. The results revealed that professional identity affects the attitudes towards using technological innovations, and professional self-efficacy affects professional identity and the attitude towards using technological innovations. Finally, these results supported the validity of the proposed research model in that professional self-efficacy represents the mediating role in the relationship between professional identity and the attitude towards using technological innovations among teachers..