Psychometric Validation of an Exemplary Teacher Attitude Scale for Pre-Service Teachers Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Network Analysis

Abstract

The Exemplary Model Teacher Attitude scale was developed as a framework to develop and assess pre-service teachers’ awareness which had positive and negative effects on students' learning behaviors. This research aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Role Model Teacher Attitude scale for pre-service teachers, using a sample of 301 graduate students majoring in Teaching Profession, selected by stratified random sampling. The 19-item questionnaire, which used a 9-Likert scale, was analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Network Analysis to assess the measurement properties. The results indicated that the scale demonstrated an acceptable structural validity at a moderate level (χ2/df = 1.72, CFI = .89, TLI = .80, RMSEA = .07) and a high reliability coefficient of .93, which is within the acceptable range. Furthermore, the network analysis showed that the most important node in the network was Q14, which may have a strong influence on its connection to other nodes. The findings confirm that the developed Role Model Teacher Attitude scale is a suitable psychometric tool for assessing pre-service teachers' attitudes effectively.