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ERIC Number: EJ1461174
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0141-8211
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3435
Available Date: 2024-12-27
Psychometric Properties of the German Student-Specific Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (SS-TSES-G)
European Journal of Education, v60 n1 e12879 2025
Based on previous research, it can be assumed that teachers' self-efficacy (TSE) varies across situations, domains and individual students' behaviors confronting teachers with particularly challenging tasks. The construct of student-specific TSE is considered informative theoretical basis for understanding the relationship between affective-motivational components of teachers' competencies and individual student behaviour. The aim of the present study was to translate and validate the Student-Specific Teacher Self-Efficacy Scale (SS-TSES; Zee and Koomen, 2015) for use in German teacher samples. The items of the original SS-TSES were translated from Dutch to German using a forward-backward translation procedure. A total of 477 teachers completed the SS-TSES-G. After a randomly drawn sample-split an EFA was conducted on half of the sample, while a CFA was performed on the other half. The results of EFA and CFA revealed that a 4-factor bifactor model fitted the data best. Except for item 18, which was assigned to the first factor ("emotional support"), the item-factor assignments were consistent with the original structure. The goodness-of-fit statistics indicated a good model fit. The SS-TSES-G demonstrated good to excellent psychometric properties, allowing for reliable measurements of teachers' self-efficacy in relation to individual students in a German teacher population.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany; 2Faculty of Education, Institute of Special and Inclusive Education, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; 3School of Education, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany; 4Faculty III: Participation Sciences, Institute for Specific Special Educational Needs, Ludwigsburg University of Education, Ludwigsburg, Germany; 5Institute for Special Education, University of Flensburg, Flensburg, Germany