ERIC Number: EJ1016515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jan
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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The Approaches to Teaching Inventory: A Preliminary Validation of the Malaysian Translation
Goh, Pauline Swee Choo; Wong, Kung Teck; Hamzah, Mohd Sahandri Gani
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v39 n1 Article 2 Jan 2014
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a Malaysian translation of the 22-item Approaches to Teaching Inventory for application in higher education. The Approaches to Teaching Inventory was a quantitative measure used by teachers of higher education to gauge their own teaching approaches that had been psychometrically assessed and widely used in western universities. Data in the present study came from 172 teachers in two institutions of higher learning. Principal factor analyses with varimax rotation and confirmatory factor analyses support a model with 17 items categorized into five sub-factors that were subsumed within two main factors. The alpha values of both the sub-factors and main factors were good. While broadly supporting the use of the Malaysian version in providing insights into the teaching approaches, the findings of the present study suggested the need to examine other factors that may contribute towards the inventory's future improvement for application in the Malaysian higher education context.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Factor Analysis, Classification, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Higher Education, College Faculty, Indonesian
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia
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