Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating the relationship of the English teacher beliefs on their control of students learning on students achievement in English of tenth grade in Nablus governorate. The study attempted to answer the following questions:
1- Is there effect of the English teachers' locus of control on the academic achievement of their students in English according to locus of control scales?
2- Is there correlation between locus of control scale and Teacher's locus of control (T LC)?
3- Does English teacher's locus of control differ according to (sex qualification- experience) according to Rotter's scale?
4- Does English teacher's locus of control differ according to (sex qualification- experience) according to (T L C ) scale? So to achieve the aim of this study, the researcher conducting this study on the society of the English teachers of tenth grade in Nablus Governorate consisting of (63) male and female teachers. also it was conducting on their (2591) male and female students in 10th grade classes in the year 1997/1998. then the researcher conducting two scales teacher's locus of control (TLC) and the locus of control on English teacher's society to measure their beliefs on their locus of control. then the accumulative average of English was taken for each student from their school files in the year 1997/1998. To check the scales reliability, they are submitted to a number of referees working at An Najah University. Then validity was calculated by Kiran bach Alpha for the two scales. Rotter scale was amounted to (0. 79) and TLC (0.78). To answer the questions of the study the researcher used the following statistical processes:
1- mean average
2- Pearson correlation. Findings:
- Negative correlation was found between teacher's locus of control and students' achievement.
- Males and females teachers, didn't emerge any significant effect among teacher. Locus of control and Rotter locus of control scales' scores categorized by their educational qualification, the level of certificate, and years of teaching experience.
- This study found that M.A degrees according to Rotters scale, and Diploma of higher education degrees according to (TLC) scale were the most external among the teachers. The teachers whose experience was (15 years and more) according to teachers locus of control and Rotter's scales were the most internal among the teachers.
- This study showed that females are more internal than males according to both scales (TLC) and (Rotter) Locus of Control.
- There were differences in findings according to (T L C) and (Rotter) scales. Scores categorized by their years of teaching experience, educational qualification. and the results indicated that there was a negative correlation between teacher's locus of control and students' achievement, and females were more internal than males. Based on these finding the researcher recommends that this technique should be applied to larger (cross section of Palestinian teachers in governmental, private, schools to make the benefit more wide spread holding continuous training courses for teachers to keep them in touch with modem teaching methods and educational objectives.