ERIC Number: EJ834263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Nov
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 40
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1443-1475
A Rasch Analysis of the Teachers Music Confidence Scale
Yim, Hoi Yin Bonnie; Abd-El-Fattah, Sabry; Lee, Lai Wan Maria
International Education Journal, v8 n2 p260-269 Nov 2007
This article presents a new measure of teachers' confidence to conduct musical activities with young children; Teachers Music Confidence Scale (TMCS). The TMCS was developed using a sample of 284 in-service and pre-service early childhood teachers in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The TMCS consisted of 10 musical activities. Teachers rated their confidence levels to conduct each activity on a scale from 1 (Not confident at all) to 5 (Very confident). An exploratory factor analysis retained a 10-item single factor that was replicated using confirmatory factor analysis procedures. All items of the TMCS fitted the Rasch model adequately. In-service teachers showed higher confidence levels to conduct several musical activities with young children than pre-service teachers. Implications of these findings for measuring teachers' confidence to conduct musical activities with young children were discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis, Rating Scales, Models, Item Response Theory, Measurement Techniques, Self Esteem, Self Concept Measures, Music Activities, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education
Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society. ANZCIES Secretariat, Curtin University, Box U1987, Perth, WA Australia. Tel: +61-8-9266-7106; Fax: +61-8-9266-3222; e-mail: editor@iejcomparative.org; Web site: http://www.iejcomparative.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Exploratory Factor Analysis; Rasch Scaled Scores; Hong Kong

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