Dutch beginning teachers’ intrinsic orientation for the profession: Measurement and consistency during the first year

• The study contributes to a better understanding of TIOP as compound teacher trait. A scale is validated measure its value-related and feeling-related dimensions. validly predicts self-efficacy but not observed teaching quality. It suggested that be integrated into education induction. Compared the disseminated studies on motivation positive emotion separate dimensions, knowledge base about teachers' intrinsic orientation profession (TIOP) trait relatively underrepresented in literature. Particularly, little known regarding at start trajectories. present sought develop reliable valid based self-determination theory effectiveness perspectives. By combining three existing subscales, was designed hypothesized cognitive (i.e., value meaningfulness added profession) affective affection experienced from activity subject) dimensions TIOP. Furthermore, this aimed provide empirical evidence concerning predictive validity consistency included 271 Dutch beginning teachers secondary end their first career year, by means self-report scales classroom observation. analysis results confirm can reliably measured terms subdimensions autonomous motivation, enthusiasm for subject. Additionally, found consistent quality over year predict teachers’ self-efficacy. However, also reveal possible discrepancy between ‘an enthusiastic motivated teacher’ ‘a with effective skills’. In sum, explicit quantified picture global psychological processes functioning long-term basis.