Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory

The purpose of this study was to empirically test the Malaysian Technical and Vocational Education Training (VTET) Graduates’ Job Performance inventory. The study involved 287 respondents consisting of job supervisors of the TVET graduates. They were required to respond to a 5-point Likert scale que...

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Main Authors: Zulkipli, Inas, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2013
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spelling iium-334732018-05-21T07:11:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33473/ Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory Zulkipli, Inas Nordin, Mohamad Sahari Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham L Education (General) The purpose of this study was to empirically test the Malaysian Technical and Vocational Education Training (VTET) Graduates’ Job Performance inventory. The study involved 287 respondents consisting of job supervisors of the TVET graduates. They were required to respond to a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. The inventory originally consisted of 29 items with two sub-scales; task performance and contextual performance. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted with suggested a three-dimensional construct for the instrument with high measures of reliability. The data were further analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The revised measurement model supported the adequacy of a three-factor measure with each indicator rendered statistically and practically significant loading. The factors were moderately correlated with each others. Divergent validity and convergent validity were supported. Thus, the three-factor model that represents Malaysian TVET Graduates Job Performance inventory is construct-valid. The practical implications of the finding are discussed. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33473/1/Prof_Nahi.pdf Zulkipli, Inas and Nordin, Mohamad Sahari and Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham (2013) Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory. In: The European Conference on Education 2013, 11-14 July 2013, Brighton, UK.. http://www.ece.iafor.org/
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Zulkipli, Inas
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory
description The purpose of this study was to empirically test the Malaysian Technical and Vocational Education Training (VTET) Graduates’ Job Performance inventory. The study involved 287 respondents consisting of job supervisors of the TVET graduates. They were required to respond to a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. The inventory originally consisted of 29 items with two sub-scales; task performance and contextual performance. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted with suggested a three-dimensional construct for the instrument with high measures of reliability. The data were further analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The revised measurement model supported the adequacy of a three-factor measure with each indicator rendered statistically and practically significant loading. The factors were moderately correlated with each others. Divergent validity and convergent validity were supported. Thus, the three-factor model that represents Malaysian TVET Graduates Job Performance inventory is construct-valid. The practical implications of the finding are discussed.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Zulkipli, Inas
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
author_facet Zulkipli, Inas
Nordin, Mohamad Sahari
Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
author_sort Zulkipli, Inas
title Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory
title_short Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory
title_full Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory
title_fullStr Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory
title_full_unstemmed Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory
title_sort validity of factor structure of the tvet graduates's job performance inventory
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/33473/
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