[Factor analysis and internal consistency of pedagogical practices questionnaire among health care teachers].
BACKGROUND
Teaching practice is one of the most complex topics of the training process in medicine and other health care careers. The Teaching Practices Questionnaire (TPQ) evaluates teaching skills.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the factor structure and internal consistency of the Spanish version of the TPP among health care teachers.


METHODS
The TPQ was answered by 315 university teachers from 13 of the 15 administrative Chilean regions, who were selected through a non-probabilistic volunteer sampling. The internal consistency of TPP factors was calculated and the correlation between them was analyzed.


RESULTS
Six factors were identified: Student-centered teaching, Teaching planning, Assessment process, Dialogue relationship, Teacher-centered teaching and Use of technological resources. They had Cronbach alphas ranging from 0.60 to 0.85.


CONCLUSIONS
The factorial structure of TPQ differentiates the most important functions of teaching. It also shows a theoretical consistency and a practical relevance to perform a diagnosis and continuous evaluation of teaching practices. Additionally, it has an adequate internal consistency. Thus, TPQ is valid and reliable to evaluate pedagogical practices in health care careers.
Departamento de Educación Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile, cperezv@udec.cl.
Cristhian
C
Pérez V
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile.
Giulietta
G
Vaccarezza G
Unidad de Investigación, Enfoque Émico, Concepción, Chile.
César
C
Aguilar A
Centro de Desarrollo de la Docencia, Universidad del Desarrollo, Concepción, Chile.
Katherine
K
Coloma N
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile.
Horacio
H
Salgado F
Department of Sociology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Reino Unido.
Marjorie
M
Baquedano R
Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Temuco, Chile.
Carla
C
Chavarría R
Departamento de Educación Médica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Nancy
N
Bastías V
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002677:Chile; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012576:Schools, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D055815:Young Adult