Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study

The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) has been the most widely used instrument to assess teacher efficacy beliefs. However, no study has been carried out concerning the TSES psychometric properties with teachers in Mexico, the country with the highest number of Spanish-speakers worldwide. The...

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Autores principales: Fátima Salas-Rodríguez, Sonia Lara, Martín Martínez
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2921fcf305464c4086d0a2875b05c3522021-11-11T05:08:54ZSpanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.714145https://doaj.org/article/2921fcf305464c4086d0a2875b05c3522021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714145/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) has been the most widely used instrument to assess teacher efficacy beliefs. However, no study has been carried out concerning the TSES psychometric properties with teachers in Mexico, the country with the highest number of Spanish-speakers worldwide. The purpose of the present study is to examine the reliability, internal and external validity evidence of the TSES (short form) adapted into Spanish with a sample of 190 primary and secondary Mexican teachers from 25 private schools. Results of construct analysis confirm the three-factor-correlated structure of the original scale. Criterion validity evidence was established between self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Differences in self-efficacy were related to teachers’ gender, years of experience and grade level taught. Some limitations are discussed, and future research directions are recommended.Fátima Salas-RodríguezSonia LaraMartín MartínezFrontiers Media S.A.articleTeachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scaleconstruct validitycriterion validityself-efficacyjob satisfactionMexicoPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale
construct validity
criterion validity
self-efficacy
job satisfaction
Mexico
Psychology
BF1-990
spellingShingle Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale
construct validity
criterion validity
self-efficacy
job satisfaction
Mexico
Psychology
BF1-990
Fátima Salas-Rodríguez
Sonia Lara
Martín Martínez
Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study
description The Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) has been the most widely used instrument to assess teacher efficacy beliefs. However, no study has been carried out concerning the TSES psychometric properties with teachers in Mexico, the country with the highest number of Spanish-speakers worldwide. The purpose of the present study is to examine the reliability, internal and external validity evidence of the TSES (short form) adapted into Spanish with a sample of 190 primary and secondary Mexican teachers from 25 private schools. Results of construct analysis confirm the three-factor-correlated structure of the original scale. Criterion validity evidence was established between self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Differences in self-efficacy were related to teachers’ gender, years of experience and grade level taught. Some limitations are discussed, and future research directions are recommended.
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author Fátima Salas-Rodríguez
Sonia Lara
Martín Martínez
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Sonia Lara
Martín Martínez
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title Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study
title_short Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study
title_full Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study
title_fullStr Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study
title_full_unstemmed Spanish Version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale: An Adaptation and Validation Study
title_sort spanish version of the teachers’ sense of efficacy scale: an adaptation and validation study
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