Validation of the individual and collective self-efficacy scale for teaching writing in post-secondary faculty

Kim M. Mitchell; Johnson Li; Rasheda Rabbani

doi:10.1016/j.asw.2025.100923

Assessing Writing Apr 2025 Open Access

Validation of the individual and collective self-efficacy scale for teaching writing in post-secondary faculty

Kim M. Mitchell ; Johnson Li University of Manitoba ; Rasheda Rabbani University of Manitoba

Abstract

Faculty actions in the classroom are known to impact student writing self-efficacy and academic achievement. The purpose of this paper was to validate Locke and Johnston’s Individual and Collective Self-Efficacy for Teaching Writing Scales, a tool originally validated in high school teachers, in a new population of post-secondary faculty. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis methods were used in two studies with independent samples of multidisciplinary faculty (N = 281) for the exploratory factor analysis (Study 1) and nursing discipline specific faculty (N = 187) for the confirmatory factor analysis (Study 2). Three factors were identified in the questionnaire which maintained the essence of the theoretical structure proposed by Locke and Johnston. Factor 1 was named Context and Process Competencies, Factor 2 Textural Competencies, and Factor 3 Motivational Competencies. This factor structure was confirmed with acceptable goodness of fit in the confirmatory factor analysis Study 2. Learning to be a teacher of writing is a developmental process and this measurement tool has important validation information that speaks to its usefulness in understanding that process. • Instructional practices are known to impact student achievement levels. • Faculty individual self-efficacy for teaching writing is three factors. • Faculty undergo a slow enculturation practice to teaching writing. • This scale can be used to assess impact of teacher agency on student outcomes.

Journal: Assessing Writing
Published: 2025-04-01
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2025.100923
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Topics: writing pedagogy teacher development
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