Design and Validation of an instrument: Assessment of the satisfaction of professional practice in Physical Education Pedagogy students

Abstract

The pedagogical practice becomes the most rigorous academic process in initial teacher training, since it allows the student to acquire the necessary competencies for professional practice, since it uses learning contexts located in real scenarios, making possible the acquisition of knowledge, skills and competencies necessary for professional practice. Objective: To design and validate an instrument to evaluate students’ satisfaction with their professional practice process. Material and methods: Mixed type study, non-probabilistic sample by convenience of academic experts, graduates and students of the Physical Education Pedagogy course. The statistical software SPSS version 22 was used to analyze reliability by Cronbach’s Alpha and the Delphi method for content validity. An instrument with 29 items grouped in 4 dimensions was elaborated and applied to students to analyze reliability. The instrument was adjusted to 25 items, and content validity was analyzed by a panel of experts. The consensus of the judges gave rise to a version with 25 items grouped into 4 dimensions, which was finally applied to 20 students to obtain Cronbach’s alpha. Results: The instrument presents an excellent level of reliability, with a Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0-897. Conclusion: The instrument designed to measure satisfaction with professional practices is a reliable and valid measure, since it allows knowing the students’ evaluation at the end of their professional practice process.