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Psychometric Features of the Short Form of Attitude towards Inclusive Education of Children with Special Needs TAIS-IR
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Hamideh Pakmehr1    , Masoumeh Azizi * 2, Sadegh Hamedinasab3 |
1- Imam Reza International University
2- University of Zabol
3- University of Birjand |
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| Objective: The current research was conducted with the aim of standardizing and validating the short-form of attitude towards inclusive education of children with special needs (TAIS-IR). Method: In a descriptive-survey design, 354 undergraduate teacher education students of Farhangian University of Yazd and Khorasan Razavi from four campuses participated in this study. Results: The fit indices indicated that the verification model has a good fit (x2/df = 2.87; GFI = 0.98; RFI = 0.96; SRMR = 0.04; CFI =0.98; RMSEA =0.05). Also the results of the factor loadings of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the distribution of questions in one factor corresponds to the main test. In order to verify the convergent and divergent validity of the TAIS-IR scale, the use of the preferred teaching style questionnaire and the correlation coefficients between the score of the attitude scale towards inclusion of children with special needs and the student-centered teaching style were positive and significant (r=0.49, p<0.001), indicating the convergent validity of this scale. Moreover, the scale score of the attitude towards the inclusion of children with special needs had a negative and significant relationship with the teacher-centered teaching style (r=-0.55, p<0.001), implying the divergent validity of this scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficients revealed that the TAIS-IR scale has satisfactory internal consistency. In the end, in order to compare the results of future research with the norm group in Iranian culture, the mean and standard deviation of the scale scores were presented for the whole sample and by gender. Conclusion: The research findings indicated that the final adapted version of the scale (TAIS-IR) has suitable psychometric properties and can be used in Iranian society. |
Article number: 10 |
| Keywords: Standardization, Inclusive education, Children with special needs, Curriculum |
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Received: 2022/01/12 | Accepted: 2023/02/5 | Published: 2023/10/19
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