Measuring pre-service teachers’ decision-making in classroom management: A video-based assessment approach

Abstract

This study presents a video-based test instrument entitled CME-Decide that focuses on pre-service teachers' decision-making skills as part of their Classroom Management Expertise. A sample of 284 pre-service teachers viewed 12 short video clips of instructional practice and indicated after each how they would behave in this situation. Correlation and regression analyses revealed that the CME-Decide test was associated with perception/interpretation skills in classroom management, general pedagogical knowledge, teaching enthusiasm, and school-based learning opportunities but not with university-based learning opportunities in general pedagogy. These findings suggest that the CME-Decide test is appropriate for assessing pre-service teachers’ competence development.