Psychometrics of the Qasemi’s Seven-Module Communication Skills Questionnaire

The purpose of this study was to Psychometrics of the Qasemi's Seven-Module Communication Skills Questionnaire with the physical education students of Payam-e-Noor University. As a field study aiming at research development, we used the descriptive-survey methodology. The statistical population consisted of the undergraduate physical education students of Payam-e-Noor University of Iran (2016-17) (N=1150). Based on the Krejcie and Morgan's sample size determination table, the required sample size was determined to be 290 individuals, where finally considering the likelihood of dropouts, 300 accessible individuals were non-randomly selected as the sample to complete the research instrument. A researcher-made seven-module communication skills questionnaire was used for data collection. After confirmation of the face and content validity of the questionnaire, the construct validity was assessed through a confirmatory factor analysis. In this study, observation was identified as the seventh skill in a set of communication skills including speaking, listening, reading, body language, use of modern and daily communication tools, and writing skills. Based on the Goodness of Fit Indices (GFI) of 0. 909 and the Comparative Fit Index (CFI) of 0. 921, the model has a good fit. The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the writing skill had the highest priority with 0. 782 and the listening skill had the lowest priority with 0. 384 among the seven communication skills. Finally, it is recommended that the validity of this questionnaire also be examined in other communities to warrant a wider application.