A note on the "fakability" of the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory

Abstract

To test whether prospective teachers can fake the MTAI, and whether signing his name influences his score, 406 prospective teachers were administered the MTAI, first under standard directions and then under directions to "fake." Directions to "fake" resulted in significantly higher (more "progressive") attitude scores; under standard directions the anonymous respondents had a lower mean score than the signers. The implications for use of the Inventory in counseling and in selection are mentioned. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)