The Predictors of Elementary School Teacher’s Attitudes Towards

Authors

  • Safiye Bilican Demir Kocaeli University Author
  • Ömer Kutlu Ankara University Author
  • Özen Yıldırım Niğde University Author

Keywords:

Rubric, teacher attitude, performance based assess

Abstract

This study was determining the factors predicting the elementary school teachers’ attitudes towards scoring rubrics. The study was a correlation research model. It included 292 teachers at 17 elementary schools in several districts of Ankara. The data of the study was collected from a teacher survey and “Teacher’s Attitude Scale toward Rubric” which was developed by the researchers. Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis was used in the data analysis of the study to examine the variables which predicted the teachers’ attitudes toward rubrics significantly. The results indicated that the most important predictors of attitude were to use rubrics in class to observe students’ knowledge and skills whether they use them in their daily life situations and the class size.

Published

2014-04-16

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Articles