Types of Decision-Making and Teacher Effectiveness among Iranian EFL Teacher

Abstract

In the educational system, the majority of innovative decisions that tend to be made are the result of systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the teachers. Hence, this inquiry aimed to investigate the different dimensions of teachers' decision-making style and its relationship with the effectiveness of teaching in the classroom among Iranian EFL teachers. To meet this end, 147 adult male and female EFL teachers that were from different language institutes in northern cities of Iran, including Gorgan, Gonbad, and Aliabad e katoul were selected as the participants of the study through convenience sampling method. The quantitative data was collected using DMQ and QTE questionnaires. The process of analyzing the collected data was through the SmartPLS software and statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-v26). The result of the descriptive statistics section and this correlation’s findings showed that there is a strong relationship between decision-making types and teachers’ effectiveness. This study has implications for language instructors, policymakers, and decision-makers in the era of education and also for everyone who considers teachers' quality a vital feature to the prospects of a country.