08/02/2017
Dear Early Childhood Teacher:
I would like to request your participation in a research project that will be happening over the next few weeks. I am developing and validating an instrument, the Teacher Self-efficacy for Teaching Students with ASD in Inclusive Classrooms (TSE-ASDI) Scale, to measure teacher candidates and practicing early childhood teachers’ beliefs in their ability to teach students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in inclusive classrooms. In order to participate you must be a practicing P-3 Teacher.
To participate in this study simply follow the link below and complete four documents:
1. A consent form.
2. A background survey, that asks about your demographics, educational experiences, and experiences in working with children with autism.
3. A 12-item scale that asks about your general teaching beliefs, and
4. A 32-item scale that asks about your beliefs about teaching children with Autism.
It should take you about 15-20 minutes to complete all four documents. Your responses are completely anonymous and all findings will be reported as a summary.
By completing the survey and scales you will be contributing to the field of teacher education and development. The goal of this study is to create a scale that can be used by teacher educators and education researchers. This research scale would help them better understand how to prepare and support teachers working with students with ASD in general education classrooms.
After completing the survey and scales you will be directed to a new survey form where you can enter your email address to be included in a drawing to win one of four fifty dollar Amazon gift cards. These emails will be used solely for the purposes of the drawing, and to send the winners the gift cards electronically. Upon completion of the drawing, the information in this separate survey will be deleted.
This study has been approved by the Montclair State University Institutional Review Board. If you have any questions please contact me, Corinne Catalano, at [email protected].
Link to documents:
https://msusurveys.montclair.edu/msusurvey/index.php/183859/lang-en
Thank you,
Corinne G. Catalano, Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Director for Consultation Services
Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health
College of Education and Human Services
Montclair State University
[email protected]
Developing and Validating the Teacher Self-Efficacy for Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Inclusive Classrooms (TSE-ASDI) Scale