Open AccessAssessing the psychometric properties of the behavior and instructional management scale: A study on a sample of Serbian teachers
Author(s) -
Stefan Ninković,
Olivera Knežević-Florić
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psihologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1451-9283
pISSN - 0048-5705
DOI - 10.2298/psi190626004n
Subject(s) - serbian , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , sample (material) , scale (ratio) , internal consistency , convergent validity , construct validity , consistency (knowledge bases) , structural equation modeling , applied psychology , social psychology , psychometrics , clinical psychology , statistics , computer science , mathematics , geography , artificial intelligence , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , cartography , chromatography
The Behavior and Instructional Management Scale (BIMS) was developed to assess the bidimensional construct of classroom management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the BIMS using Serbian teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on the data collected from a sample of 660 teachers, with results supporting a two-factor model of the BIMS. Both subscales of the BIMS demonstrated adequate internal consistency. Furthermore, results indicated that the two-factor model of the scale has good convergent validity. In conclusion, the BIMS can be recommended to researchers interested in measuring teacher classroom management in Serbia.