Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educatiinal Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.
3 PhD of curriculum, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
One of the most important communicative behaviors that impacts student learning is teacher confirmation. The goal of the present research was to introduce and validate the Teacher Confirmation Scale (Ellis, 2000). This research was applied in terms of its objective and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection methods. The population of this research included the third-grade students of the second period of secondary school in Kermanshah city. using a convenient sampling method and based on the sampling rules in structural equation modeling, a sample of 210 students was selected. The data collection tool was the Ellis Teacher Confirmation Scale (2000). Data analysis was conducted using first-order and second-order confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance. The findings indicated the confirmation of the factor structure of the Teacher Confirmation Scale consisting of 16 items and three components: teachers' response to students' questions-comments, demonstrated interest in students and in their learning, and teaching styleb in the Iranian sample studied. The overall reliability of the scale was 0.83, and the reliability of its components ranged from 0.74 to 0.80. The findings also revealed that mathematics students perceived teacher confirming behaviors significantly less compared to students from the experimental sciences and humanities. Overall, based on the findings, it can be concluded that the Teacher Confirmation Scale has adequate validity and reliability among the sample of Iranian students, and this tool can be used to assess teachers' confirmation behaviors.
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