An adapted measure of teacher self-efficacy for preservice teachers: Exploring its validity across two countries

Zeitschrift fur Padagogische Psychologie

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 83-92

  Pfitzner Eden, Franziska ^a   Thiel, Felicitas ^a   Horsley, Jenny ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Measurement invariance; Preservice teachers; Teacher self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905499274     PISSN: 10100652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1010-0652/a000125     Document Type: Article

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