ERIC Number: EJ1055842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Dec
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1045-3830
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Development and Construct Validity of the Classroom Strategies Scale-Observer Form
Reddy, Linda A.; Fabiano, Gregory; Dudek, Christopher M.; Hsu, Louis
School Psychology Quarterly, v28 n4 p317-341 Dec 2013
Research on progress monitoring has almost exclusively focused on student behavior and not on teacher practices. This article presents the development and validation of a new teacher observational assessment (Classroom Strategies Scale) of classroom instructional and behavioral management practices. The theoretical underpinnings and empirical basis for the instructional and behavioral management scales are presented. The Classroom Strategies Scale (CSS) evidenced overall good reliability estimates including internal consistency, interrater reliability, test-retest reliability, and freedom from item bias on important teacher demographics (age, educational degree, years of teaching experience). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) of CSS data from 317 classrooms were carried out to assess the level of empirical support for (a) a 4 first-order factor theory concerning teachers' instructional practices, and (b) a 4 first-order factor theory concerning teachers' behavior management practice. Several fit indices indicated acceptable fit of the (a) and (b) CFA models to the data, as well as acceptable fit of less parsimonious alternative CFA models that included 1 or 2 second-order factors. Information-theory-based indices generally suggested that the (a) and (b) CFA models fit better than some more parsimonious alternative CFA models that included constraints on relations of first-order factors. Overall, CFA first-order and higher order factor results support the CSS-Observer Total, Composite, and subscales. Suggestions for future measurement development efforts are outlined.
Descriptors: Test Construction, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Observation, Teacher Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Techniques, Factor Analysis, Test Reliability, Test Bias, Elementary School Teachers, Factor Structure, Goodness of Fit
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey; New York
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A080337