Title: Peer assessment among TVET teacher training: assessing validity through exploratory factor analysis

Authors: Noor Atikah Zainal Abidin; Alias Masek; Shafizza Sahdan; Siti Nururrodhiah Md Khair

Addresses: Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia ' Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia ' Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia ' Jabatan Pendidikan dan Pengajian Umum, Kolej Pengajian Islam Johor (MARSAH), 80350 Larkin Jaya, Johor, Malaysia

Abstract: Peer assessment is not commonly practiced in the Malaysian higher education institutions especially for TVET students. There are several factors leading to this deficiency in our higher education system: existence of very few student-centred learning practices, poor knowledge in the peer assessment implementation, a lack of integrity in conducting the peer assessment, a low level of validity in the peer assessment process. This study examines the validity and reliability of the students' integrity and quality of peer-assessment questionnaire. This study adopted a quantitative design by using the survey approach, and the random sampling method was employed to recruit 172 TVET students. The integrity questionnaire yields these results: The Keiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy is 0.891 and the Bartlett's test of sphericity is χ² = 6,885.733, df = 1,540, p = 0.000. As a conclusion, the student's integrity questionnaire is valid and reliable, and hence suitable for testing the level of integrity of students during the peer assessment exercise. This questionnaire can be used in the future for measuring the student's integrity and quality of peer assessment, in line with the aspirations of the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Keywords: integrity; quality of peer assessment; validity; reliability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPSPM.2024.142347

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 2024 Vol.14 No.3/4, pp.427 - 446

Received: 13 Mar 2020
Accepted: 13 Mar 2021
Published online: 25 Oct 2024 *

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