Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-604f9c48303947a9a2776a5f1a6221102023-12-03T11:49:44ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-11-019426810.3390/educsci9040268educsci9040268Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned BehaviorBenedikt Heuckmann0Marcus Hammann1Roman Asshoff2Centre for Biology Education, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 34, 48143 Münster, GermanyCentre for Biology Education, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 34, 48143 Münster, GermanyCentre for Biology Education, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 34, 48143 Münster, GermanyTeachers’ 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/4/268theory of planned behaviorbeliefsMIMIC modelcancer educationstructural equation modelingbiology education |
| spellingShingle | Benedikt Heuckmann Marcus Hammann Roman Asshoff Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior Education Sciences theory of planned behavior beliefs MIMIC model cancer education structural equation modeling biology education |
| title | Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_full | Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_fullStr | Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_short | Advantages and Disadvantages of Modeling Beliefs by Single Item and Scale Models in the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior |
| title_sort | advantages and disadvantages of modeling beliefs by single item and scale models in the context of the theory of planned behavior |
| topic | theory of planned behavior beliefs MIMIC model cancer education structural equation modeling biology education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/4/268 |
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