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Chen, Junjun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
Teachers' belief systems about the nature and purposes of a phenomenon such as teaching and learning influence strongly how they teach and what students learn and achieve. A sample of 891 Chinese middle school teachers from 15 middle schools in a province in China responded to a 48-item questionnaire which explored their conceptions of approaches…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Teaching Methods
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Hamman, Doug; Wang, Eugene; Burley, Hansel – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2013
Possible selves theory describes the relation between self-concept and regulation of future-oriented behaviours. This theory helps conceptualise issues related to teacher development, including preparation and retention, but few researchers have done so. The validation of a Likert-type instrument intended to measure "new teacher possible…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Self Concept, Likert Scales, Test Validity