A Scale to Measure School Leaders’ Use of Twitter for Professional Development and Learning

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop and test an instrument to measure school leaders’ use of Twitter for professional development (PD) and learning. Findings from an exploratory factor analysis indicate that the resulting nine-item Twitter for PD Scale offers a valid and reliable instrument to measure school leaders’ use of Twitter for PD and learning. Researchers and practitioners can use the Twitter for PD Scale to measure the influence of Twitter-delivered PD on various educational outcomes.

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“…Social media thus serves as an essential source of professional development and informal learning for educators. In addition, there is evidence of increasing formalization of professional development using Twitter, as demonstrated in Francera's (2021) work that creates a scale to measure principal leadership in using Twitter for professional development.…”