An international validation of the engaged teacher scale. Issue 6 (18th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yerdelen, Sündüs; Durksen, Tracy; Klassen, Robert M.
• Is Part Of: Teachers and teaching. Volume 24:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 673
• Page End: 689
• Publication Date: 2018-08-18
• Subjects: Teacher engagement -- work engagement -- self-efficacy; Teaching -- Periodicals; 371.005
• DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2018.1457024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1354-0602

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to test and validate the Engaged Teacher Scale (ETS) in a Turkish context (ETS-TR). In order to test the construct validity of the ETS, data were collected from 388 teachers in two northeast cities of Turkey. First-order confirmatory factor analysis results supported the 16-item and four-factor model of ETS while second-order confirmatory factor analysis suggested that a single factor was also appropriate for representing teacher engagement. Additionally, four multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to provide further validation evidence. Results showed that subscales of the ETS-TR were found to be positively correlated with teacher self-efficacy. Given our evidence of validity and reliability, we recommend researchers interested in measuring the engagement of Turkish teachers to consider using the ETS-TR. The adaptation of ETS into Turkish also provides a measure for use when conducting research examining cultural comparisons between english-speaking and Turkish teachers.