Teacher self-efficacy (TSE) is an important construct in the prediction of positive student and teacher outcomes. However, problems with its measurement have persisted, often through confounding TSE with other constructs. This research introduces an adapted TSE instrument for preservice teachers, which is closely aligned with self-efficacy experts' recommendations for measuring self-efficacy, and based on a widely used measure of TSE. We provide first evidence of construct validity for this instrument. Participants were 851 preservice teachers in three samples from Germany and New Zealand. Results of the multiple-group confirmatory factor analyses showed a uniform 3-factor solution for all samples, metric measurement invariance, and a consistent and moderate correlation between TSE and a measure of general self-efficacy across all samples. Despite limitations to this study, there is some first evidence that this measure allows for a valid 3-dimensional assessment of TSE in preservice teachers.
Zusammenfassung: Der Artikel gibt zunächst eine Übersicht über den Forschungsstand zu Ursachen des universitären Studienabbruchs und Studienwechsels. Auf der Grundlage eines bereits vorliegenden, erfolgreich validierten Instruments der Hochschul-Informations-System GmbH (Heublein/Spangenberg/Sommer 2003) werden Skalen zur Erfassung von Studienabbruchgründen mit Zuschnitt auf die im Rahmen des Bologna-Prozesses implementierten neuen Bachelorstudiengänge entwickelt und im Hinblick auf Reliabilität und Validität überprüft. Anhand der Überprü-fung eines Pfadmodells wird der Abbruch aufgrund der Studienbedingungen im Unterschied zum Abbruch aufgrund der Studienanforderungen erklärt.
Schlüsselwörter: Evaluation · Exmatrikulation · Studienanforderungen · Studienbedingungen · Studienmotivation
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