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The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]

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, Abdullah, Nabilah, W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki, M. Noah, Sidek, Ahmad, Jamaludin, 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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Published: ACRULeT, Faculty of Education & UiTM Press 2008
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spelling my.uitm.ir.3492022-12-29T03:30:06Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/349/ The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.] Othman, Joharry Abdullah, Nabilah W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki M. Noah, Sidek Ahmad, Jamaludin 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 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. ACRULeT, Faculty of Education & UiTM Press 2008-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/349/3/349.pdf The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]. (2008) Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 4 (1). pp. 113-126. ISSN 1823-7797
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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
Abdullah, Nabilah
W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki
M. Noah, Sidek
Ahmad, Jamaludin
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
spellingShingle Othman, Joharry
Abdullah, Nabilah
W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki
M. Noah, Sidek
Ahmad, Jamaludin
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 / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]
author_facet Othman, Joharry
Abdullah, Nabilah
W. Jaafar, W. Marzuki
M. Noah, Sidek
Ahmad, Jamaludin
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_sort Othman, Joharry
title The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]
title_short The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]
title_full The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]
title_fullStr The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed The construction of the Malaysian Educators Selection Inventory (MEdSI): a large scale assessment initiative / Joharry Othman ... [et al.]
title_sort construction of the malaysian educators selection inventory (medsi): a large scale assessment initiative / joharry othman ... [et al.]
publisher ACRULeT, Faculty of Education & UiTM Press
publishDate 2008
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/349/3/349.pdf
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