Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale
TSESA 24-item measure (also a 12-item short form) of teachers' self-efficacy across three domains: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management.
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Reliability & validation
Subscales
Response anchors
Nothing · Very little · Some influence · Quite a bit · A great deal
Known limitations
The three factors are highly correlated and less stable with preservice teachers; the long (24-item) and short (12-item) forms are not always interchangeable.
Original citation
Tschannen-Moran, M., Woolfolk Hoy, A. (2001). Teacher efficacy: Capturing an elusive construct. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17(7), 783-805.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-051X(01)00036-1Questions researchers ask
What does the TSES measure?
A 24-item measure (also a 12-item short form) of teachers' self-efficacy across three domains: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management.
How many items does the TSES have?
The Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) has 24 items across 3 subscales: Efficacy in Student Engagement, Efficacy in Instructional Strategies, Efficacy in Classroom Management.
Is the TSES free to use?
The TSES is free to use for non-commercial academic research. You don't need to pay a license fee, but you should always cite the original publication.
Is the TSES reliable?
Validation studies report Cronbach's α of 0.94. See the reliability section for the population studied and full statistics.
Who developed the TSES, and how do I cite it?
Tschannen-Moran, M., Woolfolk Hoy, A. (2001). Teacher efficacy: Capturing an elusive construct. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17(7), 783-805. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-051X(01)00036-1
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