The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative

The crucial role that teachers and schools play in the development of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of t...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Joharry, Borhan, Lihanna, Abdullah, Nabilah, W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki, Noah, Sidek M., Ahmad , Jamaluddin, Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek, Ibrahim, Sapon, Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop, Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik, Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq, Salamuddin, Norlena, Harun, Mohd Taib, Mohamed, Zulkifli, Ghazali, Munirah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching 2008
Subjects:	LB1705 Education and training of teachers
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/1/vol4no1_2008_pg_113_to_126.pdf

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spelling	iium-269362013-07-09T08:47:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/ The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative Othman, Joharry Borhan, Lihanna Abdullah, Nabilah W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki Noah, Sidek M. Ahmad , Jamaluddin Sulaiman, Tajularipin Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek Ibrahim, Sapon Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq Salamuddin, Norlena Harun, Mohd Taib Mohamed, Zulkifli Ghazali, Munirah LB1705 Education and training of teachers The crucial role that teachers and schools play in the development of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of those who aspire and opto to go into the teaching profession however do so regardless of their personal interests, potential, and values. Pursuing a program that does not fit a person’s personality and interest – despite initially having good academic credentials and excellent co-curricular involvement in school – may result in unsatisfactory academic performance, frustration, change of program and even withdrawal at college level. Hence, in the quest for selecting suitable teacher trainee candidates, a psychometrically sound instrument known as the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI) was developed as a screening measure to filter the large number of teacher hopefuls. This paper specifically describes the theoretical basis and the constructs of the instrument developed. Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching 2008-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/1/vol4no1_2008_pg_113_to_126.pdf Othman, Joharry and Borhan, Lihanna and Abdullah, Nabilah and W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki and Noah, Sidek M. and Ahmad , Jamaluddin and Sulaiman, Tajularipin and Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek and Ibrahim, Sapon and Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop and Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik and Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq and Salamuddin, Norlena and Harun, Mohd Taib and Mohamed, Zulkifli and Ghazali, Munirah (2008) The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative. Asian Journal of University Education, 4 (1). pp. 113-126. ISSN 1823-7797 http://acrulet.net/
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spellingShingle	LB1705 Education and training of teachers Othman, Joharry Borhan, Lihanna Abdullah, Nabilah W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki Noah, Sidek M. Ahmad , Jamaluddin Sulaiman, Tajularipin Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek Ibrahim, Sapon Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq Salamuddin, Norlena Harun, Mohd Taib Mohamed, Zulkifli Ghazali, Munirah The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative
description	The crucial role that teachers and schools play in the development of a nation’s human resource is undeniable. In Malaysia, teaching has always been perceived as a financially secure and relatively easy job by many, resulting in mass application for entry into teacher education programmes. Many of those who aspire and opto to go into the teaching profession however do so regardless of their personal interests, potential, and values. Pursuing a program that does not fit a person’s personality and interest – despite initially having good academic credentials and excellent co-curricular involvement in school – may result in unsatisfactory academic performance, frustration, change of program and even withdrawal at college level. Hence, in the quest for selecting suitable teacher trainee candidates, a psychometrically sound instrument known as the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI) was developed as a screening measure to filter the large number of teacher hopefuls. This paper specifically describes the theoretical basis and the constructs of the instrument developed.
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author	Othman, Joharry Borhan, Lihanna Abdullah, Nabilah W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki Noah, Sidek M. Ahmad , Jamaluddin Sulaiman, Tajularipin Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek Ibrahim, Sapon Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq Salamuddin, Norlena Harun, Mohd Taib Mohamed, Zulkifli Ghazali, Munirah
author_facet	Othman, Joharry Borhan, Lihanna Abdullah, Nabilah W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki Noah, Sidek M. Ahmad , Jamaluddin Sulaiman, Tajularipin Abdul Karim, Abdul Malek Ibrahim, Sapon Ab. Hadi, Mohd Yusop Abdul Rahman, Abdul Malik Syed Mansor, Syed Mohamed Shafeq Salamuddin, Norlena Harun, Mohd Taib Mohamed, Zulkifli Ghazali, Munirah
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title	The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative
title_short	The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative
title_full	The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative
title_fullStr	The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative
title_full_unstemmed	The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative
title_sort	construction of the malaysian educators selection inventory (medsi): a large scale assessment initiative
publisher	Asian Centre for Research on University Learning and Teaching
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26936/1/vol4no1_2008_pg_113_to_126.pdf
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The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative

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