Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE

Self-efficacy is relevant in explaining performance and well-being in different domains of human behaviour. Despite this need, there are no instruments that assess self-efficacy in university teaching in virtual environments. Therefore, the objective of this study was to design the Self-Efficacy Sca...

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Main Authors: Gina Chávez-Ventura, Tania Polo-López, Lilia Zegarra-Pereda, Orlando Balarezo-Aliaga, Candy Calderón-Valderrama, Sergio Dominguez-Lara
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author Gina Chávez-Ventura
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Lilia Zegarra-Pereda
Orlando Balarezo-Aliaga
Candy Calderón-Valderrama
Sergio Dominguez-Lara
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description Self-efficacy is relevant in explaining performance and well-being in different domains of human behaviour. Despite this need, there are no instruments that assess self-efficacy in university teaching in virtual environments. Therefore, the objective of this study was to design the Self-Efficacy Scale for University Teaching in Virtual Environments (SSUTVE) and analyse its psychometric properties. Three studies were developed to achieve this. First, based on grounded theory, 31 university professors were interviewed in-depth, and the 10 categories that emerged were grouped into two dimensions of the construct. In the second study, 10 expert judges (university professors) evaluated the clarity, relevance, and pertinence of the items developed. In addition, 10 judges assessed the clarity of the items. Subsequently, 33 items were accepted, and the degree of agreement was acceptable (lower limit of confidence interval in Aiken's V above the expected). The third study analysed the internal structure. A total of 554 Peruvian university professors participated, and the scale presented adequate indexes of adjustment for a structure of nine correlated factors: basic technological skills, safety in virtual classes, ethical-legal aspects, guidance and/or advice in the use of technological resources (related to self-efficacy in digital competences) and planning, didactics, group management, mastery of the subject, and evaluation and feedback (related to self-efficacy in pedagogical competences). Additionally, the degree of reliability of the scores and constructs was acceptable. It was concluded that the SSUTVE presents psychometric evidence of validity and reliability for Peruvian university professors working in virtual environments.
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spelling doaj-art-5f159cc985a24057ad417933959ccdf22025-01-17T04:50:16ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01111e41134Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVEGina Chávez-Ventura0Tania Polo-López1Lilia Zegarra-Pereda2Orlando Balarezo-Aliaga3Candy Calderón-Valderrama4Sergio Dominguez-Lara5Instituto y Centros de Investigación, Universidad César Vallejo, Peru; Corresponding author.Escuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad César Vallejo, PeruEscuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad César Vallejo, PeruEscuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad César Vallejo, PeruEscuela Profesional de Psicología, Universidad César Vallejo, PeruInstituto de Investigación FCCTP, Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Turismo y Psicología, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, PeruSelf-efficacy is relevant in explaining performance and well-being in different domains of human behaviour. Despite this need, there are no instruments that assess self-efficacy in university teaching in virtual environments. Therefore, the objective of this study was to design the Self-Efficacy Scale for University Teaching in Virtual Environments (SSUTVE) and analyse its psychometric properties. Three studies were developed to achieve this. First, based on grounded theory, 31 university professors were interviewed in-depth, and the 10 categories that emerged were grouped into two dimensions of the construct. In the second study, 10 expert judges (university professors) evaluated the clarity, relevance, and pertinence of the items developed. In addition, 10 judges assessed the clarity of the items. Subsequently, 33 items were accepted, and the degree of agreement was acceptable (lower limit of confidence interval in Aiken's V above the expected). The third study analysed the internal structure. A total of 554 Peruvian university professors participated, and the scale presented adequate indexes of adjustment for a structure of nine correlated factors: basic technological skills, safety in virtual classes, ethical-legal aspects, guidance and/or advice in the use of technological resources (related to self-efficacy in digital competences) and planning, didactics, group management, mastery of the subject, and evaluation and feedback (related to self-efficacy in pedagogical competences). Additionally, the degree of reliability of the scores and constructs was acceptable. It was concluded that the SSUTVE presents psychometric evidence of validity and reliability for Peruvian university professors working in virtual environments.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024171654ValidityReliabilityPsychometricsTeachingHigher education
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Sergio Dominguez-Lara
Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE
Heliyon
Validity
Reliability
Psychometrics
Teaching
Higher education
title Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE
title_full Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE
title_fullStr Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE
title_full_unstemmed Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE
title_short Self-efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments, SSUTVE
title_sort self efficacy scale for university teaching in virtual environments ssutve
topic Validity
Reliability
Psychometrics
Teaching
Higher education
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024171654
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