FACTORS AND INDICATORS FOR CULTIVATING SCIENCE TEACHER IDENTITY OF THAI TEACHERS องค์ประกอบและตัวบ่งชี้ในการเสริมสร้างอัตลักษณ์ความเป็นครูวิทยาศาสตร์ของครูไทย
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This research aimed to identify the components and indicators of the science teacher identity (STI) of Thai teachers. This study employed an exploratory sequential mixed-methods research design. The study was divided into two phases. Phase 1 aimed to explore factors and indicators of STI of Thai teachers by collecting data from systematic review and interviewing 5 outstanding science teachers in Thailand. The data were analyzed by using content analysis. Phase 2 aimed to investigate the consistency of confirmatory factor in the science teacher identity model. The samples were 472 secondary science teachers in OBEC schools. The research instrument was the questionnaire of STI. Its Item-Objective Congruence scores were 0.57-1.00 and its reliability coefficient was 0.86. The data from the questionnaire were analyzed by second order confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL program 8.53. The result indicated that science teacher identity was cultivated by eight components which covering forty-two indicators. They were: 1) personal experience related to science (PES); 2) knowledge and skills (KSK); 3) attitudes towards science teacher career and science teaching (AST); 4) Believes and Values (BVL); 5) motive and representation (MRP); 6) self-professional learning, and learning and development in a community (SPD); 7) desired outcomes (DOC); and 8) cultural and social expectations (CSE). The structural model of Thai teachers’ science teacher identity fitted well with the empirical data (Chi-square = 1756.34, CFI = 0.98, NFI = 0.96, RMR = 0.02, RMSEA =.05, PNFI = .89, CN = 256.13). The components which had highly impact on the science teacher identity were BVL(1.00), DOC(.99) and AST(.91), respectively. This result provides guidance to science educators and curriculum developers striving to enhance science teacher identity of Thai teachers into higher level.
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