Development of a Scale to Measure Educators' Practice in Teaching Self-Determination

Autor/in	Chao, Pen-Chiang
Titel	Development of a Scale to Measure Educators' Practice in Teaching Self-Determination
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 6 (2017) 4, S.433-440 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Measures (Individuals); Validity; Reliability; Self Determination; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Skill Development; Self Actualization; Statistical Analysis; Metacognition; Personal Autonomy; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Goodness of Fit; Item Analysis; Elementary School Students; Junior High School Students; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Messdaten; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Selbstbestimmung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ausland; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Statistische Analyse; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Individuelle Autonomie; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Itemanalyse; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to develop a scale for assessing teachers' self-determination instruction and to test the validity and reliability of this tool. The subjects included 315 teachers recruited from elementary and junior high schools nationwide in Taiwan. The Teaching Self-Determination Scale (TSDS) developed in this study aimed at assessing the extent to which educators teach students knowledge and skills related to self-determination. The 24-item TSDS is comprised of four subscales including Self-Realization, Psychological Empowerment, Self-Regulation, and Autonomy. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, t tests, and factor analyses. Findings showed that the TSDS has satisfactory psychometric properties. The internal consistency reliability coefficients (Cronbach's a) ranged from 0.76 to 0.93, while the test-retest coefficients ranged from 0.71 to 0.87. Findings of the exploratory factor analysis showed that the four TSDS subscale factors can be reasonably extracted, which can explain 59.7% of the total item variance. The confirmatory factor analysis results further indicated a good fit between the measurement model and the sample data (GFI = 0.96, AGFI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.08, NFI = 0.97, RFI = 0.93, IFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.95, CFI = 0.98). Suggestions are provided for future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01