ERIC Number: EJ1443400
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5811
Construct Validity and Reliability of the Theory Evaluation Scale: A Factor Analysis
Rigaud Joseph
Journal of Social Work Education, v60 n3 p295-309 2024
This study aimed to expand the psychometric properties of the Theory Evaluation Scale (TES), specifically its structure, construct validity, and internal consistency. A demographically diverse sample of 113 social work faculty (N = 113) utilized the TES to appraise a social work theory and their responses were used for exploratory factor analysis purposes (EFA). Results showed that the TES (1) is a two-factor scale with both a positivist component and a constructivist component (dimensionality), (2) is a one-construct measure (construct validity), and (3) has internal consistency (reliability). These results, therefore, lend psychometric credence to the TES, which is purported to enable the analysis of theories in social work, including the ones informed by the mixed-methods research design.
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Reliability, Factor Analysis, Social Work, Counselor Training, Constructivism (Learning), Counselor Educators, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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