The Development and Validation of a Turkish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scal

Authors

  • Yeşim Çapa The Ohio State University, School of Educational Policy and Leadership Author
  • Jale Çakıroğlu Middle East Technical University, Dep. of Elementary Education Author
  • Hilal Sarıkaya Middle East Technical University, Dep. of Secoündary. Science and Math. Education Author

Keywords:

Teacher efficacy beliefs, pre-service teachers, Rasch measurement, confirmatory factor analysis

Abstract

The purposes of this study can be listed as (a) describing the development of a parallel Turkish version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES), (b) obtaining evidence of the internal consistency reliabilities of scores on each of the three subscales and whole scale, and (c) providing evidence for the construct validity of the three-factor subscale scores through the use of confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch measurement. The participants in this study were 628 pre-service teachers from six different universities located in four major cities in Turkey. The findings of the study provided evidence for the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the TSES with the sample of Turkish pre-service teachers. These findings suggested that the Turkish version of the TSES can be used with Turkish pre-service teachers.

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2005-01-01

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