Strides in Development of Medical Education (Mar 2017)
The Validation of an Instrument to Measure Teacher Identity in Physicians Based on Partial Least Squares (PLS) Approach
Abstract
Background & Objective: Strengthening the teacher identity in physician tutors would result in training efficient physicians and help the students to gain skills and develop positive attitude towards favorable patient care The present study was conducted to evaluate the validity reliability and factor structure of the instrument to measure teacher identity in physicians Methods: In this descriptivecorrelation study with cluster sampling method 156 educator of ten medical schools were selected and responded to the electronic questionnaire Data was analyzed using partial least square (PLS) algorithm which included the measurement model (Cronbachs alpha loadings composite reliability convergent and discriminant validity) structural model (significant factor Tvalues and R Square the prediction model StoneGeisser quality indexes redundancy goodness of fit) to evaluate the nine components of the instrument Results: Fitting both the data algorithm and the results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated the desirability and acceptability of the mentioned structure in terms of components and index Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the Persian version of the teacher identity assessment tool for physicians and university professors in the medical community has good reliability and construct validity and could be used to measure and identify the strengths and weaknesses of teacher identity in physicians and developing medical education
