Deeply held, often unexamined beliefs about teaching that influence behavior are called?

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The main idea here is that teachers’ internal, guiding convictions about how teaching should work shape what they do in the classroom. These are essential beliefs—the deeply held, often unexamined views that influence decisions, interactions, and classroom decisions without always being conscious. Because they operate under the surface, they can steer lesson design, how we respond to students, and how we evaluate progress, making them a powerful driver of practice.

This term fits best because it directly names those inner convictions that steer behavior. The other terms describe different aspects of practice: the learning environment refers to the setting and conditions for learning; professional responsibility is about duties and ethical obligations; the five functions within a framework describe a structured part of a framework, not personal beliefs.