Title page for ETD etd-05122010-174534

Type of Document

Thesis

Author

Christesen, Eric McCauley

Author's Email Address

emc07c@fsu.edu

URN

etd-05122010-174534

Title

Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs Regarding Student Mistakes During Informal Assessments

Degree

Master of Science

Department

Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Department of

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Alysia Roehrig	Committee Chair
Beth Phillips	Committee Member
Jeannine Turner	Committee Member

Keywords

Pre-Service Teachers
Mistakes
Mistake-Handling
Informal Assessment
Questionnaire
Mastery Approach
Performance Approach

Date of Defense

2010-04-19

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

The goal of this study was to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire to assess pre-service teachers’ beliefs about how to handle student mistakes, specifically examining its factor structure, test-retest reliability, concurrent validity, and exploring possible relationships between certain teacher characteristics and scores on the Mistake-Handling Questionnaire. Data from 328 students enrolled in at least one of the following required teacher education courses in the teacher education track were used: Educational Psychology, Classroom Assessment, and Introduction to Educational Technology. A reliable one factor structure representing a pro-incorporating mistakes perspective was found. The resulting questionnaire was found to have relatively high internal reliability (α = .767), including for the holdout sample (α = .675), and high test-retest reliability (r = .775, p < .001). Concurrent validity was established between the Mistake-Handling Questionnaire and the PALS Mastery Approaches scale (r = .413, p < .001). Exploratory analyses found no differences in scores on the Mistake-Handling Questionnaire based on the pre-service teachers’ commitment to teaching, the grade or subject they thought about when completing the questionnaire, or if they had taken certain teacher training classes.

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