Article 2021 · 4 atıf

Development of an Online Teaching Competency Scale for University Instructors

Simsek, Irfan, Kucuk, Sevda, Biber, Sezer Kose, Can, Tuncer

Özet

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.

Anahtar Kelimeler

online teaching instructor competency higher education scale development DISTANCE EDUCATION ROLES EFFICACY

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Education & Educational Research

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Dergi: OPEN PRAXIS
Yıl: 2021
Cilt: 13
Sayı: 2
Sayfa: 201-212
ISSN: 2304-070X
DOI: 10.5944/openpraxis.13.2.137
WoS UID: WOS:000740699800006

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