Measuring Preservice Teachers’ Motivation for Online Teaching and Learning

• In Event: Faculty Development for Online Learning

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate the Pre-Service Teacher Online Teaching Motivation Scale (PST-OTMS), a survey instrument designed to reliably measure motivational constructs related to online teaching and learning in pre-service teachers. The Pre-Service Teacher Online Teaching Motivation Survey (PST-OTMS) underwent a thorough validation process resulting in a 31-item survey aimed at assessing pre-service teacher motivation for online teaching across four dimensions: (1) pre-service teacher self-efficacy for online teaching, (2) pre-service teacher perceptions of online teaching and learning, (3) online teaching professionalism, and (4) pre-service teacher anticipated administrative support for online teaching. The PST-OTMS demonstrated strong reliability and validity within the research context.

Authors

• Daphne Wiles, Clemson University

• Julie Brockman Smart, Anderson University

• Luke Bennett, Baylor University

• Anna Henshaw Morrison, Clemson University

• Zhou Zhang, Purdue University

• Alexander J. Bowman, Purdue University

• Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University