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Marcela G. Cuellar; Emily R. Koren; Alberto Guzman-Alvarez; Gina A. Garcia – College Teaching, 2024
A lack of validated instruments in higher education that gauge abilities to teach in culturally relevant approaches poses a major challenge in understanding the extent to which faculty possess this teaching knowledge and skills. With a sample of faculty at 10 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), this study modifies and evaluates the factorial…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Cultural Pluralism, Teacher Competencies, Rating Scales
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Awofala, Adeneye Olarewaju; Lawani, Abisola Olusola; Oraegbunam, Chidinma O. – Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, 2020
An exploration of factor analytic structure of the conceptions of mathematics scale among pre-service mathematics teachers in South-West Nigeria was conducted as evidence suggests paucity of research on psychometric properties of the conceptions of mathematics scale in Nigeria. This article through instrumentation research methodology reports the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Esendemir, Ozan; Bindak, Recep – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2019
"Mathematical knowledge for teaching" is a concept indicating the requirement for a specific kind of knowledge required to teach mathematics. Mathematical knowledge for teaching necessitates a more complex structure than what is required to carry out mathematical tasks and the knowledge to do that. The purpose of this study is to realize…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Level, Geometry
Lazich, Samantha – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Teacher knowledge in early literacy instruction has been questioned in the field for over 20 years. A theoretical framework outlined by Chall, coupled with the findings of the National Reading Panel, provides a strong foundation for the disciplinary knowledge required to teach children to read. The "Basic Language Constructs Survey," a…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Evaluation
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Gunes, Gokhan; Bati, Kaan – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2018
The aim of this research was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool (SSEV) for the determination of the epistemological views of prospective teachers, and to use this scale to elicit the epistemological views of prospective teachers in Turkey. The application was conducted with 930 participants. SSEV was found to account for 48% of the…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Methodology, Preservice Teachers
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Mohr-Schroeder, Margaret; Ronau, Robert N.; Peters, Susan; Lee, Carl W.; Bush, William S. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
This article describes the development and validation of two forms of the Geometry Assessments for Secondary Teachers (GAST), which were designed to assess teachers' knowledge for teaching geometry. Both forms were developed by teams of mathematicians, mathematics educators, psychometricians, and secondary classroom geometry teachers. Predictive…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Geometry