Design of an Instrument to Assess Social Skills in Teacher Training Programs

The aim has been to design a tool to assess social skills in initial teacher training students in Chile. Has been design a preliminary instrument to which a content validation was performed by expert judgment and analysis of reliability. The results show an instrument with relevant and consistent di...

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Published inProcedia, social and behavioral sciences Vol. 197; pp. 1074 - 1078
Main Authors Tapia-Gutierrez, Carmen Paz, Delgado, Sixto Cubo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 25.07.2015
Subjects
initial teacher training
instrument design
social skills
initial teacher training
instrument design
social skills
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Summary:The aim has been to design a tool to assess social skills in initial teacher training students in Chile. Has been design a preliminary instrument to which a content validation was performed by expert judgment and analysis of reliability. The results show an instrument with relevant and consistent dimensions to concept, with reliability α = .92. The instrument stay composed with 41 items, divided into 5 dimensions. Its use would favor the evaluation and generation of strategies to strengthen social skills in initial teacher training.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.342