英文摘要 |
The theoretical backgrounds for the development of quantitative scales for measuring teacher self-efficacy include the locus of control theory (Rotter, 1966) and self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1977). Although scales based on the locus of control theory were the first to emerge, these scales are now rarely used. By contrast, the scales developed on the basis of self-efficacy theory, including the teacher efficacy scale (TES; Gibson & Dembo, 1984) and the Ohio State Teacher Efficacy Scale (OSTES; Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001), are commonly used (Chen & Wu, 2011). The short form OSTES comprises 12 items and exhibits excellent reliability and validity for evaluating elementary and middle school teachers. At the elementary and middle school level, increasing student engagement through instructional strategies and classroom management is a key goal for teachers (Chen & Wu, 2011). The research value of using the OSTES to evaluate teacher self-efficacy stems from its relevance to that goal. Related studies have employed the OSTES to measure the self-efficacy of elementary and middle school teachers in the United States (Harper et al., 2018; Woolfolk Hoy et al., 2008), Canada (Ross & Bruce, 2007), the United Kingdom (Woodcock et al., 2019), Scotland (Brady & Woolfson, 2008), Italy (Lent et al., 2011), Iran (Mohamadi & Asadzadeh, 2012; Rastegar & Memarpour, 2009), South Korea (Choi et al., 2019; Klassen et al., 2009), and Singapore (Chong et al., 2010; Klassen et al., 2009; Klassen et al., 2008). By using factor analysis, studies have mostly supported the viewpoint of Tschannen- Moran and Woolfolk Hoy, who have suggested dividing the OSTES into the three factors of instructional strategies, classroom management, and student engagement. |