Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion

The initial Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion (STATIC) was developed to measure teachers' attitudes towards students with special needs in inclusive classroom. There were four subscales namely Advantages and Disadvantages (ADV), Professional Issues (PI), Philosophical Issues (P...

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spelling my.utm.692162017-11-22T00:45:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69216/ Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion Jiar, Yeo Kee Yin, Teng Kie Jaffri, Hadijah LB Theory and practice of education The initial Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion (STATIC) was developed to measure teachers' attitudes towards students with special needs in inclusive classroom. There were four subscales namely Advantages and Disadvantages (ADV), Professional Issues (PI), Philosophical Issues (PhI), and Logistical Concerns (LC) being identified by Cochran (1997) via factor analyses. The purpose of this study is to explore the cross-validating and reliability testing the scale among Malaysian teachers who are involved in Inclusive Education Programme. Measures of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) conducted shown that STATIC (within Malaysian context) is a multi-dimensional scale with two factors structured: Advantages (AV) and Professional Issues (PI). Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient value was 0.73. Therefore, results indicated that the 8-item-STATIC can serve as a valid and reliable instrument for Malaysian teachers in Inclusive Education Programme. Serials Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed Jiar, Yeo Kee and Yin, Teng Kie and Jaffri, Hadijah (2016) Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion. Man in India, 96 (1). pp. 357-366. ISSN 0025-1569 http://www.scopus.com
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Jiar, Yeo Kee
Yin, Teng Kie
Jaffri, Hadijah
Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
description The initial Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion (STATIC) was developed to measure teachers' attitudes towards students with special needs in inclusive classroom. There were four subscales namely Advantages and Disadvantages (ADV), Professional Issues (PI), Philosophical Issues (PhI), and Logistical Concerns (LC) being identified by Cochran (1997) via factor analyses. The purpose of this study is to explore the cross-validating and reliability testing the scale among Malaysian teachers who are involved in Inclusive Education Programme. Measures of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) conducted shown that STATIC (within Malaysian context) is a multi-dimensional scale with two factors structured: Advantages (AV) and Professional Issues (PI). Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient value was 0.73. Therefore, results indicated that the 8-item-STATIC can serve as a valid and reliable instrument for Malaysian teachers in Inclusive Education Programme.
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author Jiar, Yeo Kee
Yin, Teng Kie
Jaffri, Hadijah
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Yin, Teng Kie
Jaffri, Hadijah
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title Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
title_short Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
title_full Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
title_fullStr Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
title_full_unstemmed Dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
title_sort dimensionality and factor structure for the scale of teachers' attitude toward inclusion
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