Assessment of Teachers’ Attitudes about Professional Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20287355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Torff (Hofstra University, corresponding author), David N Sessions (Hofstra University), David Sessions (0000-0002-2012-1200, Hofstra University), Katherine Byrnes (Hofstra University) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 820-830 |
| Publication date | 2005-10-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0013164405275664 |
| OpenAlex | W2026588919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article reports three studies in which a scale for assessing teachers’ beliefs about professional-development initiatives was developed and its scores evaluated for reliability and validity. Results indicated that the Teachers’ Attitudes About Professional Development (TAP) scale produced scores with high reliability, a stable one-factor structure, and satisfactory construct and discriminant validity (relative to measures of need for social approval, need for cognition, authoritarianism, and teacher self-efficacy). The studies support the theoretical and practical utility of the construct and measure of teachers’ beliefs about professional development
Authoritarianism · Construct (python library) · Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Pedagogy · Professional development · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor) · Scale (ratio) · Test validity · Validity · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies · Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
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Narrating Beliefs
| Citations per year | 0.64 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |