Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University Instructors
In providing effective online education, it is crucial that the instructors have the competence to teach online. The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable online teaching competency scale for online instructors. The data were collected from 392 instructors working in a big state univ...
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In providing effective online education, it is crucial that the instructors have the competence to teach online. The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable online teaching competency scale for online instructors. The data were collected from 392 instructors working in a big state university in Turkey (Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa). The instructors have conducted online courses through synchronous and asynchronous methods during the pandemic process. The development and evaluation process of the scale included exploratory factor analysis and convergent validity. The scale consists of 15 items and represents four factors of online instructors’ competencies: pedagogy, facilitation, technology, and course administration. The total variance of the scale was found 64%. Internal consistency coefficient of the whole scale was found to be .83 according to reliability analysis. The results of the study revealed that the scale is valid and reliable for measuring instructors’ online teaching competency. The implications of the study were discussed in detail.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ceb7ad7a7d74b42bd67db1737f815a42023-11-17T10:20:07ZengInternational Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)Open Praxis1369-99972304-070X2021-10-01132Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University InstructorsIrfan Simsek0Sevda Kucuk1Sezer Kose Biber2Tuncer Can3Istanbul University – CerrahpasaAtaturk UniversityIstanbul University – CerrahpasaIstanbul University – Cerrahpasa In providing effective online education, it is crucial that the instructors have the competence to teach online. The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable online teaching competency scale for online instructors. The data were collected from 392 instructors working in a big state university in Turkey (Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa). The instructors have conducted online courses through synchronous and asynchronous methods during the pandemic process. The development and evaluation process of the scale included exploratory factor analysis and convergent validity. The scale consists of 15 items and represents four factors of online instructors’ competencies: pedagogy, facilitation, technology, and course administration. The total variance of the scale was found 64%. Internal consistency coefficient of the whole scale was found to be .83 according to reliability analysis. The results of the study revealed that the scale is valid and reliable for measuring instructors’ online teaching competency. The implications of the study were discussed in detail. https://account.openpraxis.org/index.php/up-j-op/article/view/137online teachinginstructor competencyhigher educationscale development |
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| title | Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University Instructors |
| title_full | Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University Instructors |
| title_fullStr | Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University Instructors |
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| title_short | Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University Instructors |
| title_sort | development of an online teaching competency scale for university instructors |
| topic | online teaching instructor competency higher education scale development |
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