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Type Article
Year 2016
Venue Eurasia J. Math. Sci. Technol. Educ., 12(3): 549-558.
DOI 10.12973/eurasia.2015.1417a
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Construct validity and reliability measures of scores from the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale

Kahveci M, Kahveci A, Mansour N, Alarfaj MM

2016 — Eurasia J. Math. Sci. Technol. Educ., 12(3): 549-558.

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Kahveci M, Kahveci A, Mansour N, Alarfaj MM (2016). Construct validity and reliability measures of scores from the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale. Eurasia J. Math. Sci. Technol. Educ., 12(3): 549-558. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1417a

Abstract

The Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale, originally developed in the U.S. and culturally rooted, had not been conclusively established internationally. This study aims to extend the construct validity and reliability measures of STPD scores to the international scale, specifically examining its measurement integrity in the Saudi Arabia context.

The scale items were slightly tailored to align with country-based regulations, reforms, and the everyday practices of local science teachers. The report investigates item-based descriptive statistics, the measure’s factor structure (as compared to previous validity studies), and factor-based reliability scores. This research confirms the appropriateness of the instrument to measure teacher attitudes toward inquiry-based science education initiatives in diverse international settings.

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@article{q, title = {Construct validity and reliability measures of scores from the Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale}, author = {Kahveci M, Kahveci A, Mansour N, Alarfaj MM}, year = {2016}, journal = {Eurasia J. Math. Sci. Technol. Educ., 12(3): 549-558.}, doi = {10.12973/eurasia.2015.1417a}, abstract = {The Science Teachers’ Pedagogical Discontentment (STPD) scale, originally developed in the U.S. and culturally rooted, had not been conclusively established internationally. This study aims to extend the **construct validity and reliability measures of STPD scores to the international scale**, specifically examining its measurement integrity in the **Saudi Arabia context**. The scale items were slightly tailored to align with country-based regulations, reforms, and the everyday practices of local science teachers. The report investigates **item-based descriptive statistics**, the measure’s **factor structure** (as compared to previous validity studies), and **factor-based reliability scores**. This research confirms the appropriateness of the instrument to measure teacher attitudes toward **inquiry-based science education** initiatives in diverse international settings.} }