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Publication Date: 2015
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Modelling Beginning Teachers' Assessment Literacy: The Contribution of Training, Self-Efficacy, and Conceptions of Assessment
Levy-Vered, Adi; Alhija, Fadia Nasser-Abu
Educational Research and Evaluation, v21 n5-6 p378-406 2015
Teachers devote a substantial amount of their time to assessment-related activities. This study aimed to describe beginning teachers' assessment literacy and to examine a structural model that binds assessment literacy with assessment training, self-efficacy, and conceptions of assessment. Data were collected from 327 Israeli inductee teachers and beginning teachers, using 3 questionnaires and a test in assessment literacy. Descriptive results revealed a moderate level of assessment literacy among inductee teachers and beginning teachers. A revised structural model fits the data well. Training in assessment and conceptions of assessment exert a direct positive effect on assessment literacy and account for a substantial amount (68%) of the variance in this variable. Training in assessment and assessment literacy directly and indirectly affect assessment self-efficacy. This study provides policy makers with practical recommendations regarding suitable methods for training teachers in assessment.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Questionnaires, Educational Assessment, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Models, Predictor Variables, Correlation, Teacher Education, Beginning Teacher Induction, Factor Analysis, Likert Scales, Structural Equation Models
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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