Instrument to identify personal and didactic characteristics used by teachers in the training of entrepreneurs

Abstract

The objective of this study was to design an instrument to identify personal and didactic characteristics used by teachers in the training of entrepreneurs. The instrument was validated through a pilot test applied to 52 faculty teachers. The content was validated through the judgment of expert professionals. The reliability of the instrument was estimated using the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient. This test reports a reliability of 0.88. Additionally, factorial analysis was performed to verify the dimensionality of the proposed instrument and the item analyzed. The instrument obtains a result of 0.958 for the index Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO). In this way, the percentage of the total variance explained corresponds to 99.88%. The instrument structure was made up by 28 items, using a Likert scale. The data collection instrument presented in this paper provides a tool for the development of programs for entrepreneurship trainers and, consequently, contributes to the development of entrepreneurial attitudes in students, through the teaching practice.