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The study developed and provided evidence of content validity, internal consistency, and factor structure of the Inventory of Teaching Challenges for Inclusive Physical Education (ITC-IPE) with children with autism spectrum disorders. Content validity of the ITC-IPE was established by seven content experts. A background questionnaire and the ITC-IPE were administered to two samples: a pilot sample of 220 certified physical educators and a validation sample of 253 certified physical educators. Teachers rated teaching challenges using a difficulty scale and a frequency scale. Findings revealed four factors (task-related challenges, social behavior challenges, environmental challenges, and challenges related to narrow interest and inflexibility), which explained 60% of the variance for both scales. Internal consistency ranged between .88 and .94. All factors were inter-correlated.
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This project was made possible through funding from the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Seed Grant and the University of Delaware General University Grant.
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Obrusnikova, I., Dillon, S.R. Validation of the Inventory of Teaching Challenges for Inclusive Physical Education: Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Dev Phys Disabil 23, 563–579 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-011-9249-x
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