The Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) is a survey for teachers to self-report beliefs in their capability to make a difference in student learning, to be able to get through even to students who are difficult or unmotivated. It is designed for and has been used by researchers and school leaders to measure teacher self-efficacy at a particular point in time, as well as before and after participating in professional development programs. There is a short- and long-form version of the scale.
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Administration Information
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Megan Tschannen-Moran, mxtsch@wm.edu
Jamil, F., Downer, J., & Pianta, R. (2012). Association of pre-service teachers' performance, personality, and beliefs with teacher self-efficacy at program completion. Teacher Education Quarterly, 39(4), 119-138. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23479655
Moulding, L., Stewart, P., & Dunmeyer, M. (2014). Pre-service teachers' sense of efficacy: Relationship to academic ability, student teaching placement characteristics, and mentor support. Teaching and Teacher Education, 41, 60-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2014.03.007
Scherer, R., Jansen, M., Nilsen, T., Areepattamannil, S., & Marsh, H. W. (2016). The quest for comparability: Studying the invariance of the Teachers' Sense of Self-Efficacy (TSES) Measure across Countries. PLOS One, 11(3), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150829
Psychometrics
Tschannen-Moran, M., & Hoy, A. (2001). Teacher efficacy: Capturing an elusive construct. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17(7), 783-805. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-051X(01)00036-1
Duffin, L., French, B., & Patrick, H. (2012). The Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale: Confirming the factor structure with beginning pre-service teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 28(6), 827-834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2012.03.004
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