Promoting School Success for Immigrant-Origin Students
Category: Student Learning
The Multicultural Teaching Observation Instrument (MTOI) is a tool used to assess the types of multicultural teaching that take place in the classroom setting. The MTOI comprises 18 items grouped into 3 categories: Teacher Support of Students, Classroom Equity, and Integration of Students' Culture.
The Teacher Support category measures a teachers' support of students as individuals and their culture. The Classroom equity category measures whether teachers are fair or equitable toward all students and the extent to which teachers try to reduce prejudice in the classroom. The integration of students' culture category examines the extent to which resources, materials, and practices that reflect multicultural teaching are used in the classroom. This category measures how well multicultural concepts are integrated into the classroom and the curriculum.
Administration Information
Length
45-50 minutes
Access and Use
Price
Free
Use in Research
O’Farrow, K. S. (2005). Examining multicultural education integration within an inservice and a lateral entry special education. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte]. Proquest. https://www.proquest.com/docview/305366665/1F2D801AB5C34EF5PQ/1?account…
Casto, A. R. (2019). Exploring elementary teachers' perceptions of multicultural education: A multiple case study. [Doctoral dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte]. Proquest. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2311918669/BA0B4895081846D1PQ/1?accountid=9758
Psychometrics
Psychometric References
Ronfeldt, M., & Truwit, M. (2023). Considerations for use of teaching quality measures. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. www.edinstruments.com/teaching.
Saldana, D. C., & Waxman, H. C. (1997). An observational study of multicultural education in urban elementary schools. Equity and Excellence in Education, 30(1), 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/1066568970300106
