Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion
The study examined teachers’ general satisfaction and specific satisfactions in implementing assessment policy. First it confirmed the validity of a four-factor teacher’s satisfaction construct. Next it identified the best-fitting measure of teacher’s satisfaction among four theoretically viable mea...
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| author | Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Abu Libdeh, Enas Saeid |
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| description | The study examined teachers’ general satisfaction and specific satisfactions in implementing assessment policy. First it confirmed the validity of a four-factor teacher’s satisfaction construct. Next it identified the best-fitting measure of teacher’s satisfaction among four theoretically viable measures, namely a uni-dimension satisfaction construct, four-factor construct, second-order factor construct, and a bi-factor measure that comprised general and specifics factors. Finally, the study tested whether teachers’ agreement with the implementation of nation-wide assessment policy related to the best-fitting satisfaction model, which was the bi-factor model. A total of 2,374 teachers nested in 300 randomly selected schools in Malaysia were surveyed using a 15-item instrument. The results supported the hypotheses that the four-factor measure was adequate to explain the variability of teachers’ responses to the satisfaction items, the bi-factor model was the best-fitting model, and teachers’ endorsement of the implementation of assessment policy supported the teachers’ general satisfaction, satisfaction towards workload, and satisfaction towards pay and benefits. |
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| spelling | iium-754632025-03-17T02:19:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75463/ Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Abu Libdeh, Enas Saeid L Education (General) The study examined teachers’ general satisfaction and specific satisfactions in implementing assessment policy. First it confirmed the validity of a four-factor teacher’s satisfaction construct. Next it identified the best-fitting measure of teacher’s satisfaction among four theoretically viable measures, namely a uni-dimension satisfaction construct, four-factor construct, second-order factor construct, and a bi-factor measure that comprised general and specifics factors. Finally, the study tested whether teachers’ agreement with the implementation of nation-wide assessment policy related to the best-fitting satisfaction model, which was the bi-factor model. A total of 2,374 teachers nested in 300 randomly selected schools in Malaysia were surveyed using a 15-item instrument. The results supported the hypotheses that the four-factor measure was adequate to explain the variability of teachers’ responses to the satisfaction items, the bi-factor model was the best-fitting model, and teachers’ endorsement of the implementation of assessment policy supported the teachers’ general satisfaction, satisfaction towards workload, and satisfaction towards pay and benefits. Horizon Research Publishing Company 2019-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75463/7/75463_Implementing%20assessment%20policy-%20Considering%20the%20bifactor%20teachers%27%20satisfaction%20criterion_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75463/13/75463_Implementing%2520Assessment%2520Policy%2520UJER.pdf Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah and Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan and Abu Libdeh, Enas Saeid (2019) Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 7 (10A). pp. 35-41. ISSN 2332-3205 E-ISSN 2332-3213 http://www.hrpub.org/index.php |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Tunku Ahmad, Tunku Badariah Ibrahim, Mohd Burhan Abu Libdeh, Enas Saeid Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion |
| title | Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion |
| title_full | Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion |
| title_fullStr | Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion |
| title_short | Implementing Assessment Policy: Considering the Bi-factor Teachers' Satisfaction Criterion |
| title_sort | implementing assessment policy: considering the bi-factor teachers' satisfaction criterion |
| topic | L Education (General) |
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