Scale Construction and Validation for Evaluation of Training Performance in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

The objective of the present study was scale construction and validation for evaluation of professorʹs performance. This is a combined study based on the Delphi technique. The population included all professors of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. The population was also related to the questionnaire implementation for standardization of all students in the Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. A total of 30 faculty members in Bandar Abbas University of Medical Sciences were selected as elites of the project. For standardization, 200 students were selected with the random sampling method. In the first step, the 30 experts who were members of focal groups were asked to design suitable questions or statements. After classification and removal of similar items, the number of statements reached 393. In the third step, the statements were given to the executive team for analysis in order to select the best and most complete items. Thus, the number of items was reduced to 150. In this dimension, each expert selected the best five statements in each index from his/her viewpoint. The statements that were most frequent in the index were selected. Finally, the total number of statements reached 26 statements in eight subscales. Based on the results, Cronbachʹs alpha coefficient was obtained 0.85 for the total scale, 0.69 for the use of a variety of teaching methods, 0.72 for exercise preparation, 0.76 for establishing a positive classroom atmosphere, 0.65 for expression of problem solving strategies, 0.78 for classroom management techniques, 0.71 for focusing on the course, 0.72 for maintaining appropriate classroom behaviors suitable for faculty members, and 0.64 for questioning skills. The Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) was obtained 0.08 which indicates almost perfect fit of the model.