Evidence for the validity of two measurement scales related to the teaching profession

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/2526-1487V5N2e020006

Keywords:

Job satisfaction, Professional self-efficacy, Item response theory

Abstract

This study aims to analyze two measures associated with the work engagement of early-career teachers in Quebec, namely job satisfaction and professional self-efficacy, as well as to examine the psychometric properties of the instrument used. Rasch analysis was performed to study the two measurement scales and the effect of gender and education level in the variables analyzed, using a sample of 184 novice teachers. Unidimensionality and local independence were respected for both scales under study and the results show good adjustment of the data to the two models. However, a larger number of items is needed to better determine where people lie on the scales, particularly with regard to professional self-efficacy.

Author Biographies

Carla Barroso da Costa, Université du Québec à Montréal

professor at the UQAM Department of Education and Pedagogy. Her research directly deals with measures and assessment, and addresses teaching practice and learning effectiveness and quality from the standpoint of quantitative research methods.

Montreal, Québec, Canada

Nathalie Loye, Université de Montréal

Professora de Medição e Avaliação no Departamento de Administração e Fundamentos de Educação da Université de Montréal. Seu trabalho tem como foco a avaliação diagnóstica, tanto em termos de modalidades de realização que de modelos psicométricos para analisar dados de testes diagnósticos. É Diretora do Grupo interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Avaliação e Medição em Educação com auxílio de Tic (Griémétic).

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2020-10-13

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Barroso da Costa, C., & Loye, N. (2020). Evidence for the validity of two measurement scales related to the teaching profession. Trabalho (En)Cena, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.20873/2526-1487V5N2e020006

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