Abstract

ZERBINI, Thaís  and  ABBAD, Gardênia. Reaction to tutor performance of distance course: validation of a scale. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2009, vol.9, n.2. ISSN 1808-4281.

Researches on evaluation of distance training are still growing. This article intends to contribute on this area when statistically validate the instrument of Reaction to Tutor Performance. The evaluated curse was offered by SEBRAE to Brazilian students. The data collect was made at the end of the curse by questionnaires localized on web pages. The itens of questionnaire are associated to Likert scale of 11 points (0 - Never and 10 - Always), that measure the frequency with the tutor to use the described behaviors during the course. Have been made analyses of Principal Components (PC) and Factors (PAF) and Internal Consistency (Coefficient Alpha). After the statistical validate, the questionnaire present one factor: Tutor Performance, 27 questions, α=0,98, and factorial’s loads ranging 0,69 and 0,88. The results indicated that the scale is statistically valid and confiable.

Keywords : Distance training; Training evaluation; Curse´s reaction; Tutor performance.

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