The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale
According to literature, teachers’ attitudes are a strong predictor of their differentiated instructional practice. However, empirical research exploring teachers’ attitudes, specifically towards the practice of DI, is still quite limited. Currently, there is only one instrument available that asses...
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| author | G. H. Alnahdi Marcela Pozas Marcela Pozas M. Sulaimani V. Letzel-Alt |
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| description | According to literature, teachers’ attitudes are a strong predictor of their differentiated instructional practice. However, empirical research exploring teachers’ attitudes, specifically towards the practice of DI, is still quite limited. Currently, there is only one instrument available that assesses teachers’ attitudes towards DI, that is the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale (TAT-DIS), which has not been explored within any Arabian country. With this background, this study examines the psychometric characteristics of the Arabic version of the tool. A total 221 teachers in two Arabic countries, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, participated in the study. Results of the confirmatory analysis confirmed the hypothesized two-factor structure and internal consistencies of the subscales were good. Limitations and implications of the study are further discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d885809ac4da46e4b3f3e7d425637ee82025-08-22T04:10:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-08-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.14251521425152The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional ScaleG. H. Alnahdi0Marcela Pozas1Marcela Pozas2M. Sulaimani3V. Letzel-Alt4Department of Special Education, College of Education, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Education and Social Work, Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, LuxembourgSchool of Psychology, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoDepartment of Special Education, Faculty of Education, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaInstitute of Educational Sciences, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Lüneburg, GermanyAccording to literature, teachers’ attitudes are a strong predictor of their differentiated instructional practice. However, empirical research exploring teachers’ attitudes, specifically towards the practice of DI, is still quite limited. Currently, there is only one instrument available that assesses teachers’ attitudes towards DI, that is the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale (TAT-DIS), which has not been explored within any Arabian country. With this background, this study examines the psychometric characteristics of the Arabic version of the tool. A total 221 teachers in two Arabic countries, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, participated in the study. Results of the confirmatory analysis confirmed the hypothesized two-factor structure and internal consistencies of the subscales were good. Limitations and implications of the study are further discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1425152/fullTAT-DISdifferentiated instructionteachers’ attitudespsychometric propertiesinclusive education |
| spellingShingle | G. H. Alnahdi Marcela Pozas Marcela Pozas M. Sulaimani V. Letzel-Alt The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale Frontiers in Psychology TAT-DIS differentiated instruction teachers’ attitudes psychometric properties inclusive education |
| title | The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale |
| title_full | The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale |
| title_fullStr | The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale |
| title_short | The psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Teachers’ Attitudes towards Differentiated Instructional Scale |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the arabic version of the teachers attitudes towards differentiated instructional scale |
| topic | TAT-DIS differentiated instruction teachers’ attitudes psychometric properties inclusive education |
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