%0 Journal Article
%T The Construction and Initial Validation of the Student TeachersĄ¯ Efficacy Scale for Teaching Students With Disabilities
%A Antonis Katsiyannis
%A Dake Zhang
%A Joanna Stegall
%A Mickey Losinki
%A Qiu Wang
%J Remedial and Special Education
%@ 1538-4756
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0741932516686059
%X Although there have been numerous instruments for assessing teacher efficacy in teaching general education students, there is a need to develop and validate an instrument that specifically assesses teachersĄ¯ efficacy in teaching students with disabilities. This study constructed and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Student TeachersĄ¯ Efficacy in Teaching Students With Disabilities (STETSD). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses with independent samples from two sites were conducted. A four-factor model best fit the data. A moderate positive correlation was found between the STETSD and an existing resource teacher efficacy survey; the STETSD also significantly predicted the student teachersĄ¯ intentions to pursue a career in teaching students with disabilities. Implications for practice are discussed regarding the assessment of teacher efficacy in specific subjects, the use of the STETSD, and STETSDĄ¯s cross-validation with in-service teachers
%K preparation
%K teacher(s)
%K career
%K education
%K personnel preparation
%K teacher efficacy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0741932516686059