Confirmatory factor analysis of achieving the beginning teacher standards inventory |
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| Authors: | Weiyun Chen |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, MI, USA chenwy@umich.edu |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the factorial validity and reliability of the Achieving the NASPE Standards Inventory (ANSI) that assesses pre-service physical education teachers' perceptions of achieving the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) beginning teacher standards (2003). Four hundred fifty-two pre-service teachers from 15 Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs voluntarily and anonymously completed the inventory. The hypothesized measurement models were analyzed by means of a confirmatory factor analysis. The Goodness-of-fit statistics indicated that the modified 3-factor model with 38 items represented a best fitting model with the data. The scores generated by the total and the 3 subscales of the 38-item ANSI demonstrated a high level of internal consistency. |
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| Keywords: | validation of instrument confirmatory factor analysis NASPE standards |
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