DEVELOPMENT OF META SKILLS’ COMPONENTS FOR STUDENT TEACHERS
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The purpose of research was to develop and validate the components of meta skills among student teachers. The research sample comprised 238 student teachers from Faculties of Education across six regions in Thailand, selected through multi-stage random sampling. Data were collected using an 18-item situational judgment test with five multiple-choice options, encompassing three meta-skills components. Quality assessment of the measurement instrument revealed an IOC index ranging from 0.60 to 1.00, discrimination indices ranging from .315 to .549, and a reliability coefficient of .822. The measurement model of student teachers' meta-skills was validated using second-order confirmatory factor analysis with Statistics software.
The findings were as follows:
1. The meta skills components of student teachers consisted of three factors: Factor 1 - Self-awareness, comprising 6 indicators; Factor 2 - Creative problem-solving, comprising 6 indicators; and Factor 3 - Psychological resilience, comprising 6 indicators.
2. The model demonstrated good fit with empirical data (χ2(115, N = 238) = 136.618, χ2/df = 1.188, p = .083, CFI = .977, TLI = .969, RMSEA = .028, SRMR = .059). Factor loadings ranged from .239 to .657, with all items showing statistical significance at the .05 level, indicating construct validity for all items. The proportion of variance explained by each component ranged from 5.7% to 43.1%.
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