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In this chapter, we describe the development of the Teacher Beliefs about Effective Science Teaching (TBEST) survey, a new instrument designed to fill a gap in the collection of extant beliefs measures. The survey was originally designed for a study investigating relationships among science teacher attributes, classroom practice, and student learning. The TBEST draws upon Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior (2012, 1985), which posits a model for how beliefs influence actions.
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Smith, P.S., Smith, A.A., Banilower, E.R. (2014). Situating Beliefs in the Theory of Planned Behavior. In: Evans, R., Luft, J., Czerniak, C., Pea, C. (eds) The Role of Science Teachers’ Beliefs in International Classrooms. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-557-1_6
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