First Advisor
Athanasiou, Michelle
First Committee Member
Hynes, Keeley
Second Committee Member
Murry, Francie R.
Third Committee Member
Sundeen, Todd H.
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
8-2025
Department
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, School Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of the present research study is to develop and test a novel psychometric instrument designed to measure teacher motivation to implement evidence-based interventions with fidelity, termed the TMI E-BI. The study addresses four research questions. First, does the TMI E-BI have acceptable inter-item consistency and construct validity? Second, with respect to the TMI E-BI, does the best factor model for explaining teachers’ motivation to implement EBIs with fidelity consist of expectancy, task value, cost, and orientation towards fidelity as related but meaningfully distinct constructs? Third, does the TMI E-BI predict teachers’ self-reported treatment fidelity? Lastly, how do teachers’ perceptions of an intervention impact their motivation, as measured by the TMI E-BI? The study utilized structural equation modeling procedures to address each of these research questions, as well as a self-rating scale of teacher fidelity and three subscales adapted from the URP-IR. A total of 196 participants provided ratings of all primary research instruments, providing the data to answer the four research questions. The findings suggest the TMI-EBI has acceptable inter-item consistency and construct validity. Additionally, findings indicate the TMI-EBI is best represented by a model with the four main factors as related but meaningfully distinct constructs. The findings also indicate teachers’ self-reported fidelity is significantly and positively associated only with Expectancy and Orientation. Lastly, findings from four confirmatory factor models demonstrate significant associations between teacher perceptions and motivation.
Abstract Format
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Places
Greeley, Colorado
Extent
183 pages
Local Identifiers
Nyberg_unco_0161D_11368.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Digital Origin
Born digital
Recommended Citation
Nyberg, Jaden Miles, "Teacher Motivation to Implement Evidence-Based Interventions with Fidelity: Development and Testing of a New Psychometric Instrument" (2025). Dissertations. 1193.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/1193