Title : ( Determining the Underlying Constructs of the English Language Teacher Prejudice Scale )
Authors: Purya Baghaei , Reza Pishghadam , Shoorangiz Ghaviandam , Elahe Bazri ,
Full TextAbstract
This study was conducted to examine the construct validity of English Language Teacher prejudice scale (ELTPS) designed by Pishghadam, Baghaei, Bazri, and Ghaviandam (2012). To this end, the questionnaire was distributed to 100 English language teachers in private language institutes in Mashhad .To substantiate the construct validity of the test; Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was utilized. Two tests were employed to measure the factorability of the inter-correlation matrix: Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test of Sampling Adequacy (KMO) and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity. The results of the two tests demonstrated that the factor model was appropriate. The results of rotated component matrix indicated that there are five underlying factors of the test. Finally, statistical results were discussed and implications were provided in the context of English language teaching.
Keywords
, Teacher prejudice, Construct validity, Factor Analysis, English language teachers
@article{paperid:1027160,
author = {Purya Baghaei and Pishghadam, Reza and Ghaviandam, Shoorangiz and Bazri, Elahe},
title = {Determining the Underlying Constructs of the English Language Teacher Prejudice Scale},
journal = {Journal of American Science},
year = {2012},
volume = {8},
number = {2},
month = {February},
issn = {1545-1003},
pages = {703--708},
numpages = {5},
keywords = {Teacher prejudice; Construct validity; Factor Analysis; English language teachers},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T Determining the Underlying Constructs of the English Language Teacher Prejudice Scale
%A Purya Baghaei
%A Pishghadam, Reza
%A Ghaviandam, Shoorangiz
%A Bazri, Elahe
%J Journal of American Science
%@ 1545-1003
%D 2012
