Measuring teaching assistants' efficacy using the Rasch model

Measuring teaching assistants' efficacy using the Rasch model

• Yan, Zi The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Lum, Chun Wai The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Lui, Tze Leung Rick The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Chu, Sing Wa Steven The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Lui, Ming

Journal of Applied Measurement, 16(1), 60-75, 2015

United States

J A M Press

2015

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MH Teacher Evaluation : Teacher Effectiveness

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

Teaching assistants (TAs) play an influential role in primary and secondary schools. But there is an absence in literature about the TA’s efficacy, and to date no instrument is available for measuring TA’s efficacy. The present study aims to develop and validate a scale (Teaching Assistant Efficacy Scale, TAES) for measuring TA’s efficacy on identified capabilities. A total of 531 teaching assistants from Hong Kong schools participated in the survey. The multidimensional Rasch model was used to analyse the data. The results revealed that a 5-dimension structure of TA’s efficacy was supported. The final 30-item version of TAES assesses TA’s efficacy on learning support, teaching support, behaviour management, cooperation, and administrative support. The Rasch reliabilities for all five dimensions were around 0.90. The 6-category response structure worked well for the scale. Further research was recommended to validate and test the robustness of the TAES both in Hong Kong and elsewhere.

• English

Journal Articles

• 15297713

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/178a6406

2015-05-05