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Development of an instrument: Mentoring for effective primary science teaching

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Hudson, Peter B.
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Skamp, Keith R.
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Brooks, Lyndon Owen
Science Education
Journal · Vol. 89 · Issue 4 · pp. 657-674
Abstract

Perceptions of mentors' practices related to primary science teaching from nine Australian universities (N = 331 final-year preservice teachers) were gathered through a literature-based instrument. Five factors that characterize effective mentoring practices in primary science teaching were supported by confirmatory factory analysis. These factors, namely, personal attributes, system requirements, pedagogical knowledge, modeling, and feedback, had Cronbach alpha coefficients of internal consistency reliability of .93, .76, .94, .95, and .92, respectively. Final model fit indexes were X2 = 1335, df = 513, CMIDF = 2.60, IFI = .922, CFI = .921, RMR = .066, RMSEA = .070 (p < .001). Specific mentoring interventions for improving primary science teaching practices may be implemented by measuring preservice teachers' perceptions of their mentoring with a valid and reliable instrument. © 005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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School of Mathematical Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
School of Education, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia
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