ERIC Number: EJ1470707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-2336-2375
EISSN: EISSN-1803-1617
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Validation of the Teachers' Personal and Professional Skills Questionnaire in the Czech Physical Education Setting
Armando Cocca; Marcela Ciesralová; Michaela Cocca; Klaus Greier; Jaroslav Uchytil; Gerhard Ruedl
Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, v18 n1 p58-63 2025
Personal (PSs) and professional (PRs) skills are necessary to any physical education (PE) teacher, potentially having an impact on the quality of teaching and students' engagement in PE. In recent years, the Teachers' Personal and Professional Skills Questionnaire (TPPS-Q), composed of two 5-item dimensions (PSs and PRs), has been developed and tested. This study aims to test the validity of the TPPS-Q in the Czech school context. The analysis of the questionnaire and its structure, which was based on responses from 135 pupils enrolled in the last grades of Czech primary schools, was performed using the software AMOS for structural equation modeling. Results suggest that the structural model is appropriate after removing two items (CFI = 0.981; RMSEA = 0.058; SRMR = 0.041). Internal validity was good for both PSs (Alpha = 0.811; Omega = 0.814) and PRs (Alpha = 0.795; Omega = 0.794). Reliability was also found to be good (PSs: ICC = 0.888; PRs: ICC = 0.760). Additional scores were assessed for convergent and discriminant validity. The final 8-item version is valid and can be used in the Czech school environment.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers, Skills, Teaching Skills, Test Validity, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Characteristics, Questionnaires
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6 - Suchdol 165 00, Czech Republic. e-mail: editor@eriesjournal.com; Web site: https://www.eriesjournal.com/index.php/eries
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Czech Republic
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