The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in Educational Research using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

Cooper, Grant; Barkatsas, Tasos; Strathdee, Robert

doi:10.1007/978-94-6300-761-0_9

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“…Researchers may also include survey items to determine how social pressure (i.e., pressure to practice consistent with norms) influences school psychologists’ choices to use EBA practices. Social pressure was one area of the TPB (Ajzen, 2005; Cooper et al, 2019) that was not evaluated in either the original Jensen–Doss and Hawley (2010) study or the current study, but is understood to be a factor in maintaining low-value practices (Montini & Graham, 2015). Understanding the role of social pressure could improve training/practice by providing information about how social norms impact EBA practices among trainees and practitioners.…”

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“…School psychologist’s beliefs impact their practice (Lockwood et al, 2019) and therefore understanding practitioner’ attitudes towards evidence-based assessment may also be useful in helping to train psychologists and encourage EBP (Jenson et al, 2010). One prominent model of examining beliefs that has be used to predict and change behavior is the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB; Ajzen, 2005; Cooper et al, 2019). According to TPB, intentions are antecedents of behavior that predict the amount of effort that an individual will exert in order to perform a behavior (Ajzen, 1991).…”

Section: Evidence-based Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Examining School Psychologists’ Attitudes Toward Standardized Assessment Tools

Lockwood

Farmer

Krach

2022

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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Despite a call for evidence-based practice in school psychology, limited research on the topic of evidence-based assessment exists. To begin to address this gap in the research, a modified version of Jenson–Doss and Hawley’s (2010) Attitudes Toward Standardized Assessment (ASA) scale was administered to 371 U.S. school psychologists. Examination of the modified ASA’s factor structure suggested that a bifactor model with a single overall domain and three sub-domains was the most parsimonious. Indices of dimensionality indicated that the overall score may be the best indicator of school psychologist’s perceptions of standardized assessment. Additionally, school psychologists’ reported favorable attitudes of standardized assessment compared to clinical judgment alone. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

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Section: Evidence-based Assessmentmentioning

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Examining School Psychologists’ Attitudes Toward Standardized Assessment Tools

Lockwood

Farmer

Krach

2022

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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“…The theory of planned behavior is a prominent example. The theory of planned behavior [15,27] was originally developed in the context of health psychology and has increasingly been used in teacher education research during the last decades to study the relationship between teachers' beliefs and other variables related to teaching and learning [28]. This theory has been applied to a wide range of different contexts, including grammar and mathematics education [29,30], integration of technology in the classroom [31,32], inclusive education [33][34][35];), and science education [28,36,37].…”

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“…The theory of planned behavior [15,27] was originally developed in the context of health psychology and has increasingly been used in teacher education research during the last decades to study the relationship between teachers' beliefs and other variables related to teaching and learning [28]. This theory has been applied to a wide range of different contexts, including grammar and mathematics education [29,30], integration of technology in the classroom [31,32], inclusive education [33][34][35];), and science education [28,36,37]. In these studies, using the theory of planned behavior contributed to the understanding that teachers' instructional decisions and classroom practices are largely influenced by psycho-social variables (i.e., factors related to a person's psychological state and social environment), which are informed by context-specific teachers' beliefs.…”

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“…To model beliefs in the context of the theory of planned behavior, researchers typically apply statistical techniques, such as structural equation modeling (SEM) [12,28]. SEM serves as an umbrella term representing different techniques used to analyze the relationships among multiple variables [12,48].…”

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior

2019

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Teachers’ beliefs about science teaching vary greatly. To analyze the relationships between teachers’ beliefs and other variables related to teaching and learning, researchers can use the following two options: single item belief models or belief scales. In this study, we compared both models in the context of teachers’ beliefs regarding teaching about cancer. Although both models exhibited a good model fit, each approach had both advantages and disadvantages when we judged the modelling approaches in terms of fulfilling the requirements of common psychometric standards and adequately acknowledging the diversity of different beliefs. We discuss the predictive value of both models and their contribution to planning belief-based interventions for cancer education. We argue that researchers should combine the advantages of single item and scale models when analyzing the diversity of teachers’ beliefs.

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Stop the spread: Empowering students to address misinformation through community‐engaged, interdisciplinary science communication training

Cagle,

Anderson,

Kelp

2024

J Res Sci Teach

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Teaching science in an age of disinformation and misinformation requires empowering students to address inaccurate information in evidence‐based ways. Science communication scholarship highlights the growing importance of inclusive and relational approaches for addressing misinformation. Thus, we developed, implemented, and evaluated an interdisciplinary, graduate‐level course for students in STEM, journalism/communication, and public health to learn to address misinformation using community‐engaged, evidence‐based approaches. We used the Theory of Planned Behavior as a theoretical framework for our mixed‐methods analysis of the efficacy of this course, assessing both the behaviors that students planned to utilize in community‐engaged science communication to address misinformation, as well as the attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control that influenced these planned behaviors. Quantitative self‐report metrics indicated that this curriculum increased students' subjective norms for misinformation correction as well as perceived behavioral control of science communication and science civic engagement. Thematic analysis of qualitative student interview data showed that the course helped students increase their plans for inclusive approaches to addressing misinformation. This study indicates the importance of community‐engaged curriculum to develop the mindset and self‐efficacy necessary for scientists‐in‐training to address misinformation in their communities.

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The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) in Educational Research using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

Cited by 21 publications

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Examining School Psychologists’ Attitudes Toward Standardized Assessment Tools

Examining School Psychologists’ Attitudes Toward Standardized Assessment Tools

Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Stop the spread: Empowering students to address misinformation through community‐engaged, interdisciplinary science communication training

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