Mixture Rasch Model Analysis of a Professional Preparation Survey for Teachers, Teacher Candidates, and Teacher Education Program Faculty

• In Event: 30.081 - Poster Session 5
  In Poster Session: 30.081-7 - Survey Research in Education SIG Poster Session 1

Abstract

Core competencies essential for effective teaching were identified via a literature review and a review of standards for teacher education, and vetted by state groups with interests in teacher education. Survey items based on these competencies asked teacher candidates, graduates, and teacher education program faculty in one Western state how well the program attended prepared candidates for the teaching profession. The 40 items common to surveys of the three groups were submitted to mixture Rasch analysis to determine whether distinct patterns of item response were discernible. Analyses yielded two classes which brings the construct validity of the survey into question.

Authors

• Turker Toker, Usak Universitesi

• Kathy E. Green, University of Denver

• Kent Seidel, University of Colorado Denver