A Scale on Teachers' Pedagogical Values: A Reliability and Validity Analysis

Abstract

This study aimed to develop a measuring tool with the aim of determining pedagogical values of teaching profession. The item pool for the scale of pedagogical values consisted of 42 items which were determined in the study of Husu and Tirri (2007). The participants were 317 primary school and subject matter teachers who work at the primary schools in the city centers of Burdur and Denizli. After KMO values and Bartlett test results were analyzed for the Pedagogical Values Scale, the data set seemed to be suitable for factor analysis based on the statistically significant findings [KMO: 0.971 x(2)=12939,275, sd = 820, p < .001]. The exploratory factor analysis was used to evaluate the construct validity for the Pedagogical Values Scale. The construct validity was analyzed in three factors based on the theoretical explanations. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, three factors were found as "individual, social and relational". These three factors accounted for 68.253% of total variance. The results indicated that the Pedagogical Values Scale is a valid and reliable instrument in order to determine the pedagogical values of teachers.