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Wagler, Amy; Wagler, Ron – Teacher Education and Practice, 2013
This article reevaluates the latent structure of the Teacher Efficacy Scale using confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) on a sample of preservice teachers from a public university in the U.S. Southwest. The fit of a proposed two-factor CFA model with an error correlation structure consistent with internal/ external locus of control is compared to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Self Concept Measures, Factor Analysis
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Gurvitch, Rachel; Metzler, Michael W. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2009
A well defined line of research has been conducted on the role of self-efficacy (Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change. "Psychological Review", 84, 191-215.) in teaching and learning environments. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Laboratory-Based (LB) and Field-Based (FB)…
Descriptors: Practicums, Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Students, Self Efficacy
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Ware, Herbert; Kitsantas, Anastasia – Journal of Educational Research, 2007
The authors sought to determine whether teacher and collective efficacy beliefs predict commitment to the teaching profession. The participants were 26,257 teachers and 6,711 principals who responded to the public school teacher and principal questionnaires of the 1999-2000 Schools and Staffing Survey (U.S. Department of Education, 2005). The…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Measures (Individuals), Faculty Mobility, Test Validity
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de la Torre Cruz, Manuel J.; Casanova Arias, Pedro F. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2007
This study examines the beliefs about effective teaching in student teachers and inservice teachers. We constructed a measurement composed of an adaptation in Spanish of the Gibson and Dembo's (1984. Teacher efficacy: A construct validation. "Journal of Educational Psychology", 76, 569-582). Teacher Efficacy Scale and of the items…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Teachers, Factor Analysis
Martin, Nancy K.; Yin, Zenong; Mayall, Hayley – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2008
The purpose of this study was to report the psychometric properties of the revised Attitudes and Beliefs of Classroom Control Inventory (ABCC-R). Data were collected from 489 participants via the ABCC-R, Teacher Efficacy Scale, Problems in School Questionnaire, and a demographic questionnaire. Results were in keeping with the construct. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Construct Validity
Henson, Robin K.; Kogan, Lori R.; Vacha-Haase, Tammi – 2000
Teacher efficacy has proven to be an important variable in teacher effectiveness. It is consistently related to positive teaching behaviors and student outcomes. However, the measurement of this construct is the subject of current debate, which includes critical examination of predominant instruments used to assess teacher efficacy. The present…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Generalization, Measurement Techniques, Meta Analysis
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Romi, Shlomo; Leyser, Yona – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2006
The study examined attitudes towards inclusion and sense of efficacy of 1155 Israeli preservice teachers and variables related to these beliefs. Participants responded to an "Options related to inclusion scale", and a "Teacher efficacy scale". Findings revealed strong support for the principle of inclusion, yet also support for…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teacher Education
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Utley, Juliana; Bryant, Richard; Moseley, Christine – School Science & Mathematics, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in teacher efficacy beliefs about mathematics and science teaching during participation in methods courses and student teaching, as well as the relationship between mathematics and science teaching efficacy. Data revealed that as science and mathematics teacher education in a methods course…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Teaching