Laney is a special education teacher in her first year of teaching with a large caseload. She is feeling overwhelmed in the position but isn’t really sure if how she feels is normal in comparison to other teachers. She talks to other students in her internship program, but they just look at her like she is nuts because most of them are in general education classrooms and when she describes some of the things that go on in her classroom, they are simply flabbergasted. Laney is wondering if what she feels is normal in her line of work or if she should seek help.
Demographics
Laney is a 23-year-old Caucasian female who is in her first year of teaching. She is a recent graduate from Sonoma State University; just receiving her intern teaching …show more content…
She feels like all she has time to do is work. During the weekends she is either working or sleeping in order to catch up; it feels like an endless pattern. Her boyfriend is threatening to leave her if she doesn’t make some time for him, but she can’t seem to manage enough hours in the day to meet all her responsibilities. Talking to other interns didn’t help, and her advisor told her it is pretty standard for new teachers to feel this way. She is able to complete her assignments at work, and she is effectively engaging with the students and parents. The students are making progress, as shown in their data trends. Her feeling is that there is something missing in her routine such as time management, or lack of support. She rarely sees her advisor or the principal of the school as the special education department is spread all over the county; the principal is not readily available, nor are other teachers there to provide support. She has provided the information that she took the Jenkins Activity Survey in college and scored a 287 which indicates she leans toward having a type A personality. Type A’s are typically characterized as being driven, competitive individuals who tend to be over-involved in work and life goals (Fimian, …show more content…
Influences on reliability include: the test itself; how the test is administered and scored; and the test taker. All of these items can cause errors. The TSI reports a reliability rating on each scale and overall reliability of .93 for a combined sample of 3,401 teachers across the US. Kourmousi, Darviri, Varvogli, & Alexopoulos (2015) adapted the TSI to a Greek version and ran a comparison against the Perceived Stress Scale in which they were able to obtain similar results as well as show convergent validity in a group of 3.447 teachers. Individual influences on reliability might be how Laney is experiencing her life right now, she is having trouble focusing which may cause her to misunderstand questions or rate them inappropriately. The rater needs to be aware of this as part of their experience in the area of determining assessment reliability as described by Krishnamurthy et al (2004). Failure to take into consideration the client’s frame of mind may lead to inaccurate assessments which will affect
Demographics
Laney is a 23-year-old Caucasian female who is in her first year of teaching. She is a recent graduate from Sonoma State University; just receiving her intern teaching …show more content…
She feels like all she has time to do is work. During the weekends she is either working or sleeping in order to catch up; it feels like an endless pattern. Her boyfriend is threatening to leave her if she doesn’t make some time for him, but she can’t seem to manage enough hours in the day to meet all her responsibilities. Talking to other interns didn’t help, and her advisor told her it is pretty standard for new teachers to feel this way. She is able to complete her assignments at work, and she is effectively engaging with the students and parents. The students are making progress, as shown in their data trends. Her feeling is that there is something missing in her routine such as time management, or lack of support. She rarely sees her advisor or the principal of the school as the special education department is spread all over the county; the principal is not readily available, nor are other teachers there to provide support. She has provided the information that she took the Jenkins Activity Survey in college and scored a 287 which indicates she leans toward having a type A personality. Type A’s are typically characterized as being driven, competitive individuals who tend to be over-involved in work and life goals (Fimian, …show more content…
Influences on reliability include: the test itself; how the test is administered and scored; and the test taker. All of these items can cause errors. The TSI reports a reliability rating on each scale and overall reliability of .93 for a combined sample of 3,401 teachers across the US. Kourmousi, Darviri, Varvogli, & Alexopoulos (2015) adapted the TSI to a Greek version and ran a comparison against the Perceived Stress Scale in which they were able to obtain similar results as well as show convergent validity in a group of 3.447 teachers. Individual influences on reliability might be how Laney is experiencing her life right now, she is having trouble focusing which may cause her to misunderstand questions or rate them inappropriately. The rater needs to be aware of this as part of their experience in the area of determining assessment reliability as described by Krishnamurthy et al (2004). Failure to take into consideration the client’s frame of mind may lead to inaccurate assessments which will affect