TY - RPRT TI - Grade retention in Macau: Teachers' beliefs and attitudes. AU - Tchiang, Isabel AU - Monteiro, Elisa AU - Lopes, Carlos AU - Found, Andrew CY - Macao DA - 2017/// PY - 2017 M3 - Research Report PB - University of Saint Joseph ER - TY - RPRT TI - Kindergarten and Primary Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Curriculum Reform in Macau. AU - Tchiang, Isabel CY - Macao SAR, China DA - 2018/// PY - 2018 M3 - Research Report PB - University of Saint Joseph ER - TY - RPRT TI - Validating the use of the 24-item long version and the 12-item short version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) for measuring teachers’ self-efficacy in Macao (SAR) for inclusive education AU - Monteiro, Elisa AU - Forlin, Chris AB - Validation of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES) for use with teachers in Macao (SAR) was undertaken to determine its usefulness as a measure of teacher self-efficacy for inclusive education. This paper discusses the results found by analyzing various versions of the TSES and TSES-C in a Chinese format with 200 pre-service teachers in Macao (SAR).  Psychometric analyses were undertaken to investigate the validity of the existing scales and the three and two factor solutions. The results indicated a preferred 9-item version that produced improved factor loadings and reliabilities. The use of a relatively quick and short scale to measure such a complex phenomenon as teacher self-efficacy is discussed. Issues are raised regarding generalizability of scales and the impact of culture, demographics, and edifying issues that may impact on the usefulness of such scales. DA - 2020/06/09/ PY - 2020 DP - emeraldopenresearch.com LA - en PB - Emerald Open Research SN - 2:36 UR - https://emeraldopenresearch.com/articles/2-36 Y2 - 2023/04/04/11:02:45 KW - Inclusive education KW - Macao KW - scale development KW - self-efficacy ER -