Psychometric characteristics of the Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Inventory in South Africa

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 325-332

  Mji, Andile ^a   Kiviet, Agnes M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHING;

EID: 0037317946     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.1.325     Document Type: Article

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