| Title: |
Teaching Quality Evaluation and Student Level of Moral Thinking: A Look at the TBC and DIT Measures of Correlation |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Antonio César Donado; Carlos Enrique Zerpa |
| Source: |
New Directions for Teaching and Learning. 2026 (186):25-36. |
| Availability: |
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2026 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: |
Teacher Behavior; Check Lists; Measures (Individuals); Moral Development; Moral Values; Values; Correlation; Logical Thinking; Critical Thinking; Statistical Analysis |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: |
Defining Issues Test |
| DOI: |
10.1002/tl.70031 |
| ISSN: |
0271-0633; 1536-0768 |
| Abstract: |
This article articulates the statistics and findings from research to show the correlation between the Teachers Behavior Checklist (TBC) numbers and the Defining Issue Test (DIT). However, the correlation proved so small that the researchers decided to investigate the narrative of both instruments from a critical point of view because they implied similar levels of logical and critical thinking. Therefore, we have two parts: one concerned with the statistical analysis and the second one oriented to a theoretical consideration explaining the statistical failure of a correlation, which we intended to be obvious. The analysis must surpass the anecdotal facts to explain the logic of the two instruments, TBC and DIT. To do so, it will be necessary to review the philosophical, psychological, and linguistic principles that a theory of discourse underlines. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1508345 |
| Database: |
ERIC |