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Examining Construct Validation of the English Language Teachers Competency Test

Author(s) -

Reza Pishghadam,

Farnoosh Khosropanah

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international education studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1913-9039

pISSN - 1913-9020

DOI - 10.5539/ies.v4n3p194

Subject(s) - construct validity , construct (python library) , test (biology) , test validity , exploratory factor analysis , psychology , context (archaeology) , language assessment , mathematics education , english language , predictive validity , exploratory research , pedagogy , psychometrics , computer science , developmental psychology , sociology , paleontology , anthropology , biology , programming language

The major purpose of this study was to examine the construct validity of English Language Teachers Competency Test (ELT-CT) designed by Pishghadam (2010). In this study, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to examine the construct validity of the test. The results have shown that the underlying factors of the test are what the test-designer claims to be. The results have revealed that ten factors represent the underlying structure of ELT-CT. Finally, statistical results were discussed, and implications were provided in the context of English language teaching.

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