The efficiency of the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory for predicting interpersonal relations in the classroom

Abstract

Evaluations of teacher-student relationships from the students, the principal of the school, and from two observers, were used as the criteria in a validity study of the MTAI. 77 public school classes, grades 4 through 10 were used. All were in central Missouri and all were segregated white schools. The MTAI correlated significantly with the ratings by observers, by students, and with composites of the three rating groups, but not with the ratings by principals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)