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Peer reviewedGuskey, Thomas R.; Passaro, Perry D. – American Educational Research Journal, 1994
The structure of "teacher efficacy" was studied with a sample of 342 prospective and experienced teachers through an efficacy questionnaire. Factors correspond to an internal versus external distinction, similar to the locus-of-control measures of causal attribution. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Construct Validity, Education Majors, Factor Analysis
Download full textGuskey, Thomas R.; Passaro, Perry – 1993
The structure of a concept generally labeled "teacher efficacy" is examined. A sample of 342 prospective and experienced teachers was administered an efficacy questionnaire adapted from the research of S. Gibson and M. H. Dembo (1984). Factor analytic procedures with varimax rotation were used to generate a 2-factor solution that accounted for 32…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
Guskey, Thomas R. – 1980
The Responsibility for Student Achievement Questionnaire (RSA) was designed to measure elementary or secondary school teachers' beliefs regarding their responsibility for their students' academic successes and failures. The 30 items were constructed in the alternative-weighting format; for each item describing student success or failure, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
