Psychometric Characteristics of Work Domain Goal Orientation Questionnaire Farsi Version in Iranian Teachers

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

Yasser Rezapour ¹

1 - Ardakan

Received: 2015-07-15 Accepted : 2018-12-05 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: Reliability, teachers, validity, Work Domain Goal Orientation, Psychometrics,

Abstract :

This study was to Psychometric characteristics of work domain goal orientation questionnaire Farsi Version in Iranian Teachers. As a descriptive study, populations were all Ashkezar and Meybod city teachers, 448 ones were selected by categorical random sampling. Data were gathered by work domain goal orientation questionnaire (VandeWalle, 1997), Minnesota job satisfaction questionnaire (Weiss et al., 1967), and job performance questionnaire (Patterson, 1992) and then analyzed utilizing Pearson correlation and confirmatory factor analysis. Face validity was checked via item impact approach showing the appropriate face validity of questionnaire. Content validity was confirmed by CVI and CVR indexes. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the three factor structure of the questionnaire including learning goal orientation, performance-prove, and performance-avoid. Correlation between this questionnaire, job satisfaction, and job performance showed the questionnaire possesses an appropriate divergent and convergent validity (p<.05). Finally, reliability of the questionnaire using test-retest method for learning, performance-prove, and performance-avoid goal orientation was.81,.76, and.75, respectively (p<.05) and using Cronbach alpha was.92,.88, and.85, respectively. It can be concluded Farsi version of work domain goal orientation questionnaire in Iranian teachers possesses an appropriate validity and reliability.

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