Experimental Analysis of Question Wording in an Instrument Measuring Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20281900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert F Dedrick (0000-0001-5696-750X, University of South Florida, corresponding author), Kofi Marfo (0000-0002-5784-3231, University of South Florida), Deborah M Harris (University of South Florida) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 116-131 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0013164406292034 |
| OpenAlex | W2060194451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
An experimental study ( n = 288 general and special education teachers) examining the effects of altering the referent (“students with mild disabilities,” “students with severe disabilities,” or “students with disabilities”) on a four-item scale (Negative Effect of Inclusion) indicated that wording changes had little effect on the scale’s psychometric properties (e.g., factor pattern coefficients). Changes did result in a shift in the mean level of the attitude scale. Regression coefficients between the scale and type of teacher, total years of teaching experience, years of experience at current school, and training in inclusion were not significantly altered by changing the referent. Gender was the only predictor that exhibited a lack of invariance in its regression coefficients across questionnaire forms that differed in referent. For most of the bivariate relationships examined in this study, the same conclusions would be drawn no matter which of the three referents were used
Bivariate analysis · Developmental psychology · Inclusion (mineral) · Mathematics education · Psychometrics · Referent · Regression analysis · Scale (ratio) · Special education · Statistics · Test (biology) · Disability Education and Employment · Mathematics · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Social Psychology
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