Psychometric perspectives in Educational and Learning Capitals: Development and validation of a scale on student evaluation of teaching in Higher Education

Abstract

Student evaluation of teaching is an important topic in the field of education, and different rating scales have been developed in international contexts. However, there have been methodological problems that may lead to ineffective construct measurement. The aim of this study Considering as an extension of the Actiotope Model of Giftedness, the aim of this study was to support an internal structure of a new 32 item instrument in a large public university in Ecuador, using a sample of 6110 students. Data were analysed based on the item response theory, including unidimensional and multidimensional Rasch rating scale models to examine three theory-based constructs. Preference was given to a more precise multidimensional construct with four interrelated domains.