TY - JOUR
T1 - An international study on teachers’ conceptions of learning and teaching and corresponding teacher profiles
AU - Jacobs, Johanna C.G.
AU - Wilschut, Janneke
AU - van der Vleuten, Cees
AU - Scheele, Fedde
AU - Croiset, Gerda
AU - Kusurkar, Rashmi A.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Introduction: Teachers’ conceptions of learning and teaching (COLT) affect their teaching behaviour. The 18 item COLT instrument has been developed in the Netherlands and comprises three scales, ‘teacher centredness’, ‘appreciation of active learning’ and ‘orientation to professional practice’. Previously we found five teacher profiles. The aim of this study was to find out if the COLT instrument can be used in an international setting. Methods: Data were collected with the web-based COLT. Cronbach’s alphas of the three COLT scales were calculated. Subsequently a cluster analysis was conducted to identify different teacher profiles, followed by a split half validation procedure. Results: Respondents (n = 708) worked in 28 countries. Cronbach’s alphas were 0.67, 0.54, and 0.66. A six-cluster solution fitted best, based on meaning and explained variance. The sixth teacher profile scored high on ‘teacher centredness’, average on ‘appreciation of active learning’ and low on ‘orientation to professional practice’. The split half validation resulted in a Cohen’s kappa of 0.744. Discussion: Cronbach’s alphas indicated acceptable reliablities for all three subscales. The new, sixth profile was labelled ‘neo-transmitter’. Conclusion: We found evidence supporting the validity of the use of COLT in an international context and identified a new, sixth teacher profile.
AB - Introduction: Teachers’ conceptions of learning and teaching (COLT) affect their teaching behaviour. The 18 item COLT instrument has been developed in the Netherlands and comprises three scales, ‘teacher centredness’, ‘appreciation of active learning’ and ‘orientation to professional practice’. Previously we found five teacher profiles. The aim of this study was to find out if the COLT instrument can be used in an international setting. Methods: Data were collected with the web-based COLT. Cronbach’s alphas of the three COLT scales were calculated. Subsequently a cluster analysis was conducted to identify different teacher profiles, followed by a split half validation procedure. Results: Respondents (n = 708) worked in 28 countries. Cronbach’s alphas were 0.67, 0.54, and 0.66. A six-cluster solution fitted best, based on meaning and explained variance. The sixth teacher profile scored high on ‘teacher centredness’, average on ‘appreciation of active learning’ and low on ‘orientation to professional practice’. The split half validation resulted in a Cohen’s kappa of 0.744. Discussion: Cronbach’s alphas indicated acceptable reliablities for all three subscales. The new, sixth profile was labelled ‘neo-transmitter’. Conclusion: We found evidence supporting the validity of the use of COLT in an international context and identified a new, sixth teacher profile.
KW - general
KW - staff development
KW - Teaching and learning
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U2 - 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1772465
DO - 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1772465
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85087122220
SN - 0142-159X
VL - 42
SP - 1000
EP - 1004
JO - Medical Teacher
JF - Medical Teacher
IS - 9
ER -