Validation of a Leadership Scale in the Classrooms in an Indonesian University

This article examines the Leader Behaviour Description Questionnaire Form XII (LBDQ XII) to determine whether it is applicable in Indonesia for teaching purposes. The instrument was translated into Indonesian with a slight modification in wording and distributed to the student teachers in State Univ...

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Main Author: Laurens Kaluge
Format: Article
Language:Indonesian
Published: Universitas Negeri Malang 2016-02-01
Series:Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan
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Online Access:http://journal.um.ac.id/index.php/jip/article/view/501
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Summary:This article examines the Leader Behaviour Description Questionnaire Form XII (LBDQ XII) to determine whether it is applicable in Indonesia for teaching purposes. The instrument was translated into Indonesian with a slight modification in wording and distributed to the student teachers in State University of Surabaya. The sample, consisting of 300 subjects, was obtained by stratified random sampling from all of the faculties. By analysing the item characteristics (in terms of appropriateness, importance, and discriminating ability), confirmatory factor analysis, and calculating alpha and omega, the major results are: 59 items were considered applicable, 8 dimensions were confirmed by COSAN, and the sufficient high estimation of reliability
ISSN:0215-9643
2442-8655