ERIC Number: EJ1279350
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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The Validation of the Teachers' Goal Orientations for Professional Learning Scale (TGOPLS) on Information Technology
Sun, Meilu; Du, Jianxia; Xu, Jianzhong
Technology, Pedagogy and Education, v29 n5 p527-539 2020
The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Teachers' Goal Orientations for Professional Learning Scale (TGOPLS) in the context of learning and using information technology. The participants were 866 kindergarten teachers from 58 kindergartens in China. Based on a randomly split sample, the authors used Group 1 (n = 433) for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Group 2 (n = 433) for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Both EFA and CFA results showed that the TGOPLS was composed of three subscales: mastery-approach, performance-approach and work-avoidance. In addition, latent factor means for the TGOPLS were invariant across age (less than 30 years vs. 30 years and more) and education level (high school vs. bachelor's or beyond). Finally, the authors investigated the TGOPLS' validity evidence, by examining and finding that the relations between the TGOPLS and three external measures (task interest, effort and adaptive help seeking) were consistent with theoretical expectations.
Descriptors: Test Validity, Psychometrics, Goal Orientation, Teacher Motivation, Professional Development, Information Technology, Technology Integration, Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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