Fine-Tuning Pre-Service Teachers' Instruction: Development and Validation of an Observation Protocol to Assess Literacy.
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| Title: | Fine-Tuning Pre-Service Teachers' Instruction: Development and Validation of an Observation Protocol to Assess Literacy. |
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| Authors: | Medina, Adriana L. (AUTHOR), Pilonieta, Paola (AUTHOR), Putman, S. Michael (AUTHOR), Jolly, Ann C. (AUTHOR), Kim, Stella Y. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Reading Psychology. Jul2025, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p516-541. 26p. |
| Subjects: | Student teachers, Statistical reliability, Explicit instruction, Test validity, Opals |
| Abstract: | The Observation Protocol to Assess Literacy (OPAL) was designed to support pre-service teachers' use of explicit instruction when teaching literacy lessons while also incorporating elements of the Science of Reading. The purpose of this research was to introduce the OPAL and examine its content validity, reliability, and consequential validity. Test-retest reliability demonstrated the instrument had stability over time. With regards to elements of validity, the OPAL was interpreted as a literacy observation tool, adequate and acceptable for literacy observation. Preservice teachers found the feedback provided through the OPAL worthwhile. Observers found the OPAL useful for assessing literacy instruction and for documenting PSTs' growth with literacy instructional practices over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The Observation Protocol to Assess Literacy (OPAL) was designed to support pre-service teachers' use of explicit instruction when teaching literacy lessons while also incorporating elements of the Science of Reading. The purpose of this research was to introduce the OPAL and examine its content validity, reliability, and consequential validity. Test-retest reliability demonstrated the instrument had stability over time. With regards to elements of validity, the OPAL was interpreted as a literacy observation tool, adequate and acceptable for literacy observation. Preservice teachers found the feedback provided through the OPAL worthwhile. Observers found the OPAL useful for assessing literacy instruction and for documenting PSTs' growth with literacy instructional practices over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 02702711 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02702711.2025.2471069 |
