ERIC Number: EJ1099662
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0736-9387
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Knowledge and Beliefs about Developmental Dyslexia in Pre-Service and In-Service Spanish-Speaking Teachers
Soriano-Ferrer, Manuel; Echegaray-Bengoa, Joyce; Joshi, R. Malathesa
Annals of Dyslexia, v66 n1 p91-110 Apr 2016
The present study investigated knowledge, misconceptions, and lack of information about dyslexia among pre-service (PST) and in-service (IST) Spanish-speaking teachers in Spain and Peru. Two hundred and forty-six pre-service teachers and 267 in-service teachers completed the Knowledge and Beliefs about Developmental Dyslexia Scale (KBDDS). In-service teachers scored significantly higher on the total scale, and on the symptoms/diagnosis and general information subscales, than pre-service teachers. The percentages for misconceptions and lack of information ("do not know responses") were higher for PSTs than for ISTs on the general information subscale, the symptoms/diagnosis subscale, and the treatment subscale. Analyses of individual items were conducted to differentiate concepts that teachers did not know from misconceptions. In-service teacher self-efficacy, years of teaching experience, post-graduate training in dyslexia, and prior exposure to a child with dyslexia were positively related to knowledge about dyslexia. Implications for pre-service teacher training and professional development are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, Dyslexia, Preservice Teachers, Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Teacher Competencies, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Surveys, Scores, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Clinical Diagnosis, Intervention, Self Efficacy, Teaching Experience, Educational Attainment, Familiarity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Peru; Spain
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