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Development and Validation of the Pre-service Teacher Competency Scale in an Online Learning Environment Using the Scenario Method

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  • Jiwon Baek
  • Jiwoo Kim
  • Hyeonseong Lee
  • Youn-Jeng Choi

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The rapid shift to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to equip future educators with essential skills for an online learning environment. This study aims to address this gap by developing and validating a scale to measure pre-service teacher competency in an online learning context using the scenario method. After a comprehensive literature review, seven competencies of pre-service teachers in an online learning environment were constructed: design/planning competency, social competency, instructive competency, technological competency, management competency, positive teacher attitude competency, and learning competency. The Pre-service Teacher Competency in Online Learning Environments Scale was developed with 11 scenarios and 34 items and refined based on feedback from focus group interviews with six pre-service teachers and five in-service teachers to ensure face and content validity. The scale was then validated through confirmatory analyses and reliability analyses with 579 pre-service teachers, demonstrating good construct validity and reliability. This study contributes to teacher education by providing a validated tool that can help evaluate and enhance pre-service teacher preparation programs for online and hybrid learning environments.

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  • Jiwon Baek & Jiwoo Kim & Hyeonseong Lee & Youn-Jeng Choi, 2025. "Development and Validation of the Pre-service Teacher Competency Scale in an Online Learning Environment Using the Scenario Method," SAGE Open, , vol. 15(2), pages 21582440251, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:15:y:2025:i:2:p:21582440251344753
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440251344753
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