Validating the Teacher Collective Efficacy Scale in the Cambodian Context: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses

  • Somphors Khan The University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Sarom Mok The University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Rany Sam The University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Sereyrath Em Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-195X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37251/ijoer.v6i2.1479
Keywords: Confirmatory factor analysis, Exploratory factor analysis, Group competence, Task analysis, Teacher collective efficacy

Abstract

Purpose of the Study: This study is part of a bigger quantitative research design aiming to extract the initial teacher collective efficacy and convergent validity.

Methodology: This study collected data from 619 teachers in secondary resource schools. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were employed using SPSS and Mplus software to assess validity and reliability.

Main Findings: EFA identified two factors with eigenvalues of 5.13 and 1.54, accounting for 55.58% of the variation in teacher collective efficacy. The EFA results showed a single-dimensional factor representing teacher collective efficacy. CFA confirmed that all nine indicators had strong, statistically significant loadings (p < 0.001) ranging from 0.65 to 0.78. Fit indices (CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.96, SRMR = 0.028, RMSEA = 0.057) indicated a very good model fit, supporting the construct validity of the scale.

Novelty/Originality of This Study: This study advances knowledge by validating the measurement of teacher collective efficacy through rigorous statistical analysis. It provides empirical evidence supporting the reliability and validity of the scale, contributing to a better understanding of collective efficacy in secondary resource schools.

Author Biography

Sereyrath Em, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Dr. Sereyrath Em is a Cambodian government teacher of English with a higher education degree, a visiting lecturer at the National University of Cheasim Kamchaymear (NUCK) and some other universities, and an Editor at the Cambodian Journal of Educational Research (CJER). He is also the founder and the Editor-in-Chief of the Cambodian Journal of Educational and Social Sciences (CJESS). Prior to this, he was a secondary school teacher of English and Khmer languages. In 2017, he graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA in TESOL) from Human Resource University (HRU), and in 2019, he graduated with a Master of Education in Educational Administration from the National Institute of Education (NIE) with the support from Cambodia International Education Support Foundation (CIESF), and he earned his MBA from the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NIEI) in 2023. Then in late 2023, he earned his Ph.D. in Educational Science from Khemarak University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. From 2020 until now, he has studied and become a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Administration at the University of Cambodia too. He was also trained at the Regional Language Center (RELC) two times between early 2020 and early 2021 concerning teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing. He also attended a seminar on Green Energy Development for Cambodia in Beijing, China in September 2024. His research interests include English language teaching, teaching methodology, educational management and science, educational leadership, learning and teaching motivation, and learning and teaching challenges. Currently, he is also a Ph.D. candidate specializing in Cooperative Education at the Institute of Social Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand.

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