Teacher Opinion Survey-R (Gellar and Lynch 2000)
Level: Teacher Characteristics
Type of Tool: Measure
Construct: Teacher attitudes towards job
Respondent: Teacher
Language(s): English
Length: 12 items
Description: Teacher's self-rated feelings of confidence and competence in managing challenging child behavior and making a positive difference in the lives of children. The two subscales are self-efficacy and hopelessness.
Subscales: Teacher self-efficacy and hopelessness
Published Psychometrics? No
Note that there is empirical rationale for retrospective reporting on this measure because baseline ratings may be artifically inflated and interfere with ability to track progress. As described in Heller et al. (2011), it may be more valid to have teachers complete "now/then" versions of this measure after engaging in IECMHC for a period of time, reporting on themselves now and as they were right before consultation began.
Citation for Tool: Geller, S., & Lynch, K. (1999). Teacher opinion survey. Richmond: Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation and Wingspan, LLC.
In the Public Domain? No - Not in public domain