The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative

• Main Authors: Othman, Joharry, Borhan, Lihanna, Abdullah, Nabilah, Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki, Mohd Noah, Sidek, Ahmad, Jamaludin, Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek, Ibrahim, Sapon, Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik, Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq, Salamuddin, Norlena, Harun, Mohd Taib, Mohamed, Zulkifli, Ghazali, Munirah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching (ACRULeT), Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17040/1/The%20construction%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20Educators%20Selection%20Inventory%20%28MEdSI%29%20a%20large%20scale%20assessment%20initiative.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17040/; http://www.rmc.uitm.edu.my/asian-journal-of-university-education/201-ajue-volume-4-no-1-2008.html

The crucial role that teachers and schools play in the development of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of t...