Developing and Validation of Professional Competencies of Teachers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the construction and standardization of professional competencies of teachers. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection type, correlation. All teachers in Qazvin province in the academic year of 2017- 2018 were the statistical population of the present study. The sample consisted of 618 participants who were selected by cluster sampling method. To collect the data, a researcher-made scale of professional competencies of teachers was used that contained 56 items and 10 components. Data were analyzed using SPSS and LISREL software's and through content validity in Lawshe method, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, principle component analysis, orthogonal rotation with varimax rotation, confirmation factor analysis, fitness indexes, and Cronbach’s alpha . The results of content validity in the Lawshe method indicated that the teachers' professional qualifications scale was appropriate. The analysis of the main components showed that the professional competencies of teachers from 10 factors including knowledge, professional ethics, classroom management, effective teaching, creativity and innovation, cooperation and interaction, assessment of learning, research, technology Professional information and development were formed and the results of the confirmatory factor analysis indicated the proper fitting of the factors with the data. Cronbach's alpha for each component was higher than 0.65 and for the whole scale was 0.97. Based on the results, one can use the professional competence scale of teachers as a valid tool for assessing the professional qualifications of teachers.