The Teacher Professional Development Student Assessment Scale: A Tool for Principals

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 375 - 405, 15.11.2019

Kıvanç Bozkuş

https://doi.org/10.30828/real/2019.2.6

Cited By: 1

Abstract

This research aims to develop a teacher
professional development assessment scale based on the dynamic professional
development approach. The resulting Teacher Professional Development Student
Assessment Scale is a data collection tool consisting of 27 items under 7
factors and can explain 62.90% of the total variance. The items have a
five-point Likert scale ranging from never (1) to always (5). The Cronbach
alpha reliability coefficients of the factors range from 0.66 to 0.83. The
factor loads of the items ranged from 0.47 to 0.82. The construct validity of
the scale was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. The criterion validity
of the scale was tested using a parallel scale. The scale measures the
teaching-related characteristics that can determine the professional
development level of the teachers from all branches. It is concluded that the
scale developed in this research can be used to assess teacher professional
development according to student perceptions. School principals can use the
scale to determine the professional development levels of teachers and can make
necessary interventions to achieve better quality in teaching.

Keywords

Dynamic approach, professional development, assessment

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