Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Information Skills, Media and Information Technology for Developing Teachers’ Instructional Management

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to analyze to verify the consistency of the confirmatory factor model of teachers’ skills in information, media, and information technology for instructional management with the empirical data. The sample, selected by using multistage sampling, consisted of 140 teachers in schools under the Office of Primary Educational Service Area 1, Nonthaburi Province. The data were collected using ITI measurement model, like a five-point rating scale questionnaire, which covered 3 factors: information, teaching media, and information technology. The model analyzed 7 indicators with 32 items. The results showed that the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) confirmed that the ITI model had a good fit with the empirical data, with the following fit statistics: c2=9.34, df=10, c2/df=0.934, P−value=0.5, GFI=0.980, AGFI=0.950, SRMR=0.012, and RMSEA=0.000. Also, all of information aspect met the specified criteria. It was found that the highest weight of importance of the components was on information skills (0.97), information technology skills (0.96), and teaching media skills (0.94), indicating that all components are highly important and are necessary components of skills for developing teachers' skills in instructional management.