A Review and Evaluation of the Internal Structure and Consistency of the Approaches to Teaching Inventory

Autor/inn/en	Harshman, Jordan; Stains, Marilyne
Titel	A Review and Evaluation of the Internal Structure and Consistency of the Approaches to Teaching Inventory
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science Education, 39 (2017) 7, S.918-936 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0950-0693
DOI	10.1080/09500693.2017.1310411
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Test Reliability; Factor Structure; College Faculty; Chemistry; Test Validity; Psychometrics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Testreliabilität; Faktorenstruktur; Fakultät; Chemie; Testvalidität; Psychometry; Psychometrie
Abstract	This study presents a review from 39 studies that provide evidence for the structural validity and internal consistency of the Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI). In addition to this review, we evaluate many alternative factor structures on a sample of 267 first- and second-year chemistry faculty members participating in a professional development, a sample of instructors for which the ATI was originally designed. A total of 26 unique factor structures were evaluated. Through robust checking of assumptions, compilations of existing evidence, and new exploratory and confirmatory analyses, we found that there is greater evidence for the structural validity and internal consistency for the 22-item ATI than the 16-item ATI. Additionally, evidence supporting the original two-factor and four-factor structures proposed by the ATI authors (focusing on information transmission and conceptual change) were not reproducible and while alternative models were empirically viable, more theoretical justification is warranted. Recommendations for ATI use and general comments regarding best practices of reporting psychometrics in educational research contexts are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01