Factor Analytic Study of Lecturer’s Teaching Assessment Scale in Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Abstract

This study presents a validation report of the Lecturer’s Teaching Assessment Scale (LTAS) developed for theassessment of lecturer’s teaching effectiveness in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It also examinedthe factor structure of the LTAS, its construct validity, and internal consistency reliability coefficients. The studyadopted the survey research design. A total of 13,000 students that completed the LTAS online constituted thesample for the study. The 34-item LTAS was used to collect data for the study. Collected data were subjected toreliability and factor analyses. Results showed that the LTAS has two subscales - Attitude to Teaching and LecturePresentation and Organisation. The LTAS was adjudged to possess construct validity, and it was established throughexperts’ judgement. The results also revealed that the LTAS was reliable (Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of0.985, Spearman Brown’s Split-half reliability coefficient of 0.998 and Gutman’s Split-half coefficient of 0.997).Thus, the LTAS possessed adequate psychometric qualities that make it suitable for use among Nigerianundergraduate students.