Mentoring for Effective Primary Science teaching (MEPST)

The survey is designed to assess preservice teachers' perceptions of how their mentoring in science teaching has influenced their ability to teach science. It measures personal attributes, system requirements, pedagogical knowledge, modeling, and feedback as factors that comprise beneficial mentoring for science teachers.

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Assessment Type:

Self-assessment

Scale:

5-point Likert scale

Publication Date:

May 17, 2005

Respondent:

331 Preservice teachers from nine Australian Universities

Domain(s) Evaluated:

Attitude / Behavior

Sample items:

During my final professional school experience (i.e., internship/practicum) in primary science teaching my mentor:

1. Displayed science content expertise.
a. Strongly Disagree
b. Disagree
c. Unsure
d. Agree
e. Strongly Agree

2. Showed me examples of how to program for science teaching.
a. Strongly Disagree
b. Disagree
c. Unsure
d. Agree
e. Strongly Agree

3. Assisted me to reflect on improving my science teaching practices.
a. Strongly Disagree
b. Disagree
c. Unsure
d. Agree
e. Strongly Agree

Reliability:

Cronbach's alpha = 0.95 | Reliability coefficient 4 factors ranged 0.71 to 0.88.

Validity:

Panel of experts in science/teacher high face validity.

Frequency:

Rarely

Administration time:

0 minutes

Requires a Computer:

No

Requires Internet Access:

No

Primary reference:

Hudson, P., Skamp, K. & Brooks, L. (2005) Development of an instrument: Mentoring for effective primary science teaching. Science Education, 89(4), pp. 657-674.

Comments:

Other Resource:
Abed, O. H. & Abd-El-Khalick, F. (2015). Jordanian Preservice Primary Teachers' Perceptions of Mentoring in Science Teaching. International Journal of Science Education, 37(4), 703-726.

This study used the scale MEPST to assess primary teachers perceptions of mentoring. The survey was analyzed using multiple methods. Validity was measured through a panel of experts in science and teacher education for face validity. The overall Cronbach's alpha of internal consistency was 0.95 and the reliability coefficient for the four factors ranged from 0.71 to 0.88. These measure support the acceptability and accuracy of the measure.

STEM Criteria

Science

Yes

Technology

No

Engineering

No

Math

No
Contact

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