Table 2 Summary statistics for the four EBPAS subscales

Requirements: Perceptions regarding if delivering EBPs is required

185, 3.07 ± .87

 It was required by your supervisor/administrator?

3.03 ± 0.88

 It was required by your school?

3.06 ± 0.87

 It was required by your district?

3.08 ± 0.88

 It was required by your state?

3.12 ± 0.85

Appeal: Perceptions regarding if delivering EBPs is found to be appealing

182, 3.20 ± .77

 It was intuitively appealing?

2.90 ± 0.92

 It “made sense” to you?

3.20 ± 0.75

 It was being used by colleagues who were happy with it?

3.23 ± 0.80

 You felt you had enough training to use it correctly?

3.46 ± 0.68

Openness: Perceptions regarding openness to delivering EBPs

183, 3.24 ± .78

 I like to use new types of methods/interventions to help students.

3.19 ± 0.78

 I am willing to try new types of methods/interventions even if I have to follow a teaching/training manual.

3.30 ± 0.78

 I am willing to use new and different types of methods/interventions developed by researchers.

3.34 ± 0.69

 I would try new methods/interventions even if it were very different from what I am used to doing.

3.11 ± 0.89

Divergence: Perceptions that diverge from delivering EBPs

159, 3.27 ± .84

 I know better than academic researchers how to care for students.

3.05 ± 0.98

 Research-based teaching methods/interventions are not useful in practice.

3.39 ± 0.72

 Professional experience is more important than using manualized methods/interventions.

2.72 ± 0.98

 I would not use manualized methods/interventions.

3.63 ± 0.73

Total score

159, 12.78 ± 2.17