ERIC Number: EJ1340665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
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Measuring Institutional Support for Online and Blended Learning Professional Development: Validating an Instrument That Examines Teachers' Perceptions
International Journal of Research & Method in Education, v45 n2 p164-179 2022
Supporting teachers professionally, both in their teaching skills and the inclusion of technology, is one of the few direct interventions to help them grow. Currently, few instruments assessing these perceptions exist, and evidence on their validity is sparse. Hence, this paper presents the development and validation of an instrument assessing teachers' perceived institutional support for online and blended learning professional development. A sample of 317 adult education teachers completed the eight-item instrument. Overall, the reliability, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses suggest that the presented scale can be used to determine how teachers perceive institutional support for online and blended learning professional development and provides evidence supporting a validity argument. Recommendations for the academic and practical use of the ISOBL questionnaire are made.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Faculty Development, Test Construction, Test Validity, Teacher Attitudes, Adult Educators, Factor Structure
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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