Description
Students’ perception of their teacher's effective teaching in classrooms provides an essential perspective for describing teaching effectiveness in the intertwined dynamic psychosocial structure of learning environments. To date, a large body of studies has found close relationships between student-perceived teaching quality and positive learning outcomes (e.g., academic attainment, well-being, motivation). However, measuring and using student perceptions is a complex process. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of My Teacher Questionnaire (MTQ; Inda-Caro et al., 2019; Maulana et al., 2015, 2016, 2019; Maulana & Helms-Lorenz, 2016; Telli, Maulana, & Helms-Lorenz, 2020; van de Grift et al., 2014; van der Lans et al. 2019) in the Chinese context, from the perspectives of Classical Test Theory (CTT), Item response theory (IRT), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Instead of using them as merely technical methods for scale validation, this study also discusses their implications for the conceptualization and implication of student-perceived teaching, while considering the influence of some key issues (e.g., within-/between-level variation, social desirability/stereotype response, appropriateness of item wordings across contexts and cultures).Specifically, the MTQ contains 41 items in the six domains: Learning Climate (CLM) (5 items, e.g. “My teacher answers my questions”); Classroom Management (ORG) (8 items, e.g. “My teacher applies clear rules”); Clarity of Instruction (CLR) (7 items, e.g. “My teacher explains the purpose of the lesson clearly”); Activating Teaching (ACT) (10 items, e.g. “My teacher encourages me to think”); Differentiation (DIF) (4 items, e.g. “My teacher knows what I have difficulty with”); and Teaching Learning Strategy (TLS) (7 items, e.g. “My teacher teaches me to check my solutions”). The Student Engagement Scale (Skinner et al., 2009) was selected as a criterion measure for examining the convergent and predictive validity of student-perceived teaching behaviour. (ICATL project website: https://www.rug.nl/gmw/lerarenopleiding/onderzoek/psychometrisch/)
| Periode | 28-jul.-2021 |
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| Mate van erkenning | International |