To explore the construction of teaching identity in health professionals: Design and validation of instrument

Abstract

The objective of this investigation is to design and validate an instrument to explore the construction of the teaching identity in health professionals. The design of the instrument is established according to dimensions established by the theoretical frame. The validation of the content is carried out by expert's judgment and the construct by using Cronbach's Alpha and Factorial analysis. The sample was developed with 25 teachers from the health Faculties who belongs to the university of Antofagasta and the University of Sevilla. In the results it gotten a questionnaire with four dimensions: Training, Reflection of the process, Professional performance and Affective elements of the Identity with a Cronbach's alpha high in all the cases to 0,772, and a Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin factor (KMO) between 0,72 and 0,5. In conclusion the instrument presents an adequate validity of content and construct, which allows to be used in studies related with the construction of the teaching identity.