A New Psychometrically Validated Questionnaire for Assessing Teacher Agency in Eight Dimensions Across Preservice and In-Service Teachers

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  In Roundtable Session: Investigating, Measuring, and Reconceptualizing Teacher Agency (Table 5)

Abstract

Teacher agency is considered a key characteristic describing teacher professional competence; however, there are only limited questionnaires currently available for studying teacher agency. In our study we followed the ecological model of teacher agency and developed a questionnaire that allows to differentiate eight dimensions of agency. Confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable fit of the eight factor model in two different domains where teachers often make decisions – planning of teaching and learning activities and using information and communication technologies in teaching. Comparison of configural, metric, and scalar models revealed good invariance of the model across the groups of pre-service and in-service teachers. Therefore, the new questionnaire seems to be suitable and sensitive for monitoring teacher agency throughout teacher career.

Authors

• Äli Leijen, University of Tartu
  Presenting Author

• Margus Pedaste, University of Tartu
  Non-Presenting Author