Identifying Problems and Challenges in the Implementation of Blended Learning Instruction: Construction and Validation of a Scale for Teachers

Abstract

Purpose: The present paper aims on the construction and validation of a psychometric scale to identify the problems and challenges faced by the teachers in the adoption and implementation of blended learning instruction.

Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper focusses on the construction and the validation of a scale for the teachers from higher education in respect of the problems they face in the adoption and implementation of blended learning.

Findings: Exploratory factor analysis and Monte Carlo PCA were performed and the criteria for composite reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity were checked. The final five-point Likert scale consisted of 13 items, administered on a representative sample of 100 teachers from higher education. Thus, the final questionnaire thus constructed has three dimensions (dimension 1=7 items, dimension 2= 3 items, and dimension 3= 3 items).

Originality/Value: The present scale was found valid and reliable and would be significant to identify and measure the problems and challenges faced by the teachers in the implementation of blended learning instruction in higher education institutions in Indian context.

Paper Type: Case Based Study