Table 7.
Interest and perceived efficacy
| Item | Statement | Average score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I feel equipped to handle children with special needs. | 3.40 | 9 % | 14 % | 32 % | 18 % | 27 % |
| 2 | I am interested in attending training in the area of childhood developmental and behavioral disorders. | 3.80 | 6 % | 9 % | 24 % | 22 % | 40 % |
| 3 | If adequately trained, I am willing to have children with special needs in my class. | 4.15 | 4 % | 5 % | 16 % | 20 % | 54 % |
| 4 | I am keen to be a partner in the classroom management of children with special needs (e.g., using specific visual aids, monitoring medication effects). | 3.70 | 7 % | 9 % | 29 % | 20 % | 36 % |
| 5 | I am happy to have parents or therapists sit in as helpers. | 3.55 | 12 % | 9 % | 23 % | 22 % | 33 % |
| 6 | I see the need to implement changes in the classroom to accommodate a child with special needs. | 4.02 | 3 % | 7 % | 22 % | 20 % | 48 % |
| 7 | I want to make a difference in the education of children with special needs. | 4.04 | 4 % | 5 % | 21 % | 22 % | 48 % |
| 8 | I feel I can make a difference in the education of children with special needs. | 3.07 | 14 % | 13 % | 41 % | 15 % | 16 % |
Note: 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither disagree nor agree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree