Determining Attitudes toward Ability: A New Tool for New Understanding

Autor/inn/en	Szymanski, Antonia; Croft, Laurie; Godor, Brian
Titel	Determining Attitudes toward Ability: A New Tool for New Understanding
Quelle	In: Journal of Advanced Academics, 29 (2018) 1, S.29-55 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-202X
DOI	10.1177/1932202X17738989
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attitudes; Academically Gifted; Psychometrics; Faculty Development; Teacher Education; Teacher Education Programs; Regular and Special Education Relationship; Behavior Theories; Comparative Analysis; Correlation; Teaching Methods; Teacher Surveys; Acceleration (Education); Educational Policy; Curriculum Development; Identification (Psychology); Statistical Analysis; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerverhalten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Korrelation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Statistische Analyse; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to explore teacher attitudes toward gifted students in several distinct areas and to provide psychometric evidence of reliability and validity for the use of an instrument titled "Determining Attitudes Toward Ability" (DATA) to measure specific components of teacher attitudes. Subscales of Focus on Others, Problems With Acceleration, Grade Skipping, Identification, and Curriculum/Policy and ranking the goals of gifted programming allow precise understanding of teacher attitudes regarding important factors in gifted education. This study represents the initial efforts to provide a psychometrically evaluated instrument that reflects developments in the field of gifted education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01