Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.5559/di.35.4.01
The Link Between Teachers' Motivation, Beliefs, and Didactic Competences
Sanja Jurić
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ljiljana Najev Čačija
; University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The development of teachers' didactic competences in the contemporary learning and teaching paradigm is crucial for the future of education. The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between teachers' professional motivation and their didactic competences, with teachers' beliefs about the effectiveness of teaching playing a mediating role. In addition, the influence of digital competences and willingness to apply reflective practice is examined. The research was conducted on a sample of 459 teachers in Croatia. The data was analysed using PLS-SEM. The results indicate that teachers' job as 1st choice of career impacts motivation, while motivation has a direct influence only on the didactic competence of planning. The mediating role of teachers' beliefs in the relationship between motivation and didactic competences is suggested, but requires further examination. The moderating role of digital competences is confirmed only for the relationship between beliefs and didactic competence managing the lesson. Positive effects of willingness for reflective practice on all proposed didactic competences is confirmed. Limitations and recommendations for future research are provided. The results contribute to the development of teachers' didactic competences for designing contemporary educational paradigms in teaching practice.
Keywords
didactic competences; teaching practice; contemporary paradigm of learning and teaching; teachers
Hrčak ID:
352977
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Publication date:
4.11.2026.
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