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08-01-2024 | Original Paper

Adaptation and evaluation of an Estonian version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI)

Authors: Kristi Palk, Äli Leijen, Aleksandar Baucal, Liina Lepp

Published in: Learning Environments Research

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The main aim of our study was to adapt the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI) to an Estonian context. The QTI was translated and evaluated by three educational researchers and validated with a sample of 508 students from grades 6 and 9 in 13 middle schools. When statistical analyses were utilized to investigate reliability and validity of the EstQTI, validity was supported to some degree. However, the underlying circumplex model was not fully confirmed and, therefore, further improvement of the instrument is needed. The factors in the study explained a variance of 68% and the reliability of the eight resulting scales ranged between 0.75 and 0.92. The results are encouraging and indicate that EstQTI has the potential to investigate teacher–student interaction in Estonia.

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Title: Adaptation and evaluation of an Estonian version of the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI)
Authors: Kristi Palk
Äli Leijen
Aleksandar Baucal
Liina Lepp
Publication date: 08-01-2024
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Learning Environments Research
Print ISSN: 1387-1579
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1855
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-023-09491-9

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