ERIC Number: EJ941412
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 24
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-7069
An IRT Analysis of Preservice Teacher Self-Efficacy in Technology Integration
Browne, Jeremy
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, v19 n2 p123-140 Apr 2011
The need for rigorously developed measures of preservice teacher traits regarding technology integration training has been acknowledged (Kay 2006), but such instruments are still extremely rare. The Technology Integration Confidence Scale (TICS) represents one such measure, but past analyses of its functioning have been limited by sample size and isolated to pre- and post-course administrations during a single semester. This article describes new Item Response Theory analyses of multi-semester TICS data and a) finds the TICS to function very well, b) finds that TICS scores remain consistent from semester-to-semester, and c) informs how the TICS should be revised to reflect the 2008 edition of the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. (Contains 5 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Item Response Theory, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Student Evaluation, Measurement, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals), National Standards, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Utah

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