Peter Hudson|Keith Skamp|Lyndon Brooks
Development of an instrument: Mentoring for effective primary science teaching
Queensland University of Technology|Southern Cross University|Southern Cross University
science educationvolume 89 issue 4 p 657674 science teacher educationfree access development instrument mentoring effective primary science teaching peter hudson corresponding author peter hudson email protected queensland university technology school mathematics science technology brisbane australiaqueensland university technology school mathematics science technology brisbane australiasearch papers authorkeith skamp keith skamp southern cross university school education lismore new south wales australiasearch papers authorlyndon brooks lyndon brooks southern cross university school education lismore new south wales australiasearch papers author peter hudson corresponding author peter hudson email protected queensland university technology school mathematics science technology brisbane australiaqueensland university technology school mathematics science technology brisbane australiasearch papers authorkeith skamp keith skamp southern cross university school education lismore new south wales australiasearch papers authorlyndon brooks lyndon brooks southern cross university school education lismore new south wales australiasearch papers author first published 01 june 2005 httpsdoiorg101002sce20025citations 34 paper edited former section editor deborah trumbull aboutpdf toolsrequest permissionexport citationadd favoritestrack citation shareshare give accessshare full text accessshare fulltext accessplease review terms conditions use check box share fulltext version articlei read accept wiley online library terms conditions useshareable linkuse link share fulltext version article friends colleagues learn morecopy url share linkshare onemailfacebooktwitterlinkedinredditwechat abstract perceptions mentors practices related primary science teaching nine australian universities n 331 finalyear preservice teachers gathered literaturebased instrument five factors characterize effective mentoring practices primary science teaching supported confirmatory factory analysis factors namely personal attributes system requirements pedagogical knowledge modeling feedback cronbach alpha coefficients internal consistency reliability 93 76 94 95 92 respectively final model fit indexes 2 1335 df 513 cmidf 260 ifi 922 cfi 921 rmr 066 rmsea 070 p001 specific mentoring interventions improving primary science teaching practices may implemented measuring preservice teachers perceptions mentoring valid reliable instrument 2005 wiley periodicals inc sci ed 89657674 2005 references abell k bryan l 1999 development professional knowledge learning teach elementary science journal research science teaching 362 121139 abu bakar k tarmizi r 1995 jan teacher preparation concerns professional needs malaysian secondary science teachers paper presented annual meeting association education teachers science charleston wv ackley b gall 1992 skills strategies outcomes successful mentor teachers paper presented annual meeting american educational research association san francisco ca 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