Design and Psychometrics of Communities of Practice Questionnaire in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Developing Communities of Practice Model to Enhance Knowledge and Improve Learning among Faculty Members (Case Study: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences)

“…26 Six components were identified based on EFA, PCA and the scree plot ( Figure 1 and Table 2 in a previous published study). 19 The initial structure of the extracted components was examined in terms of the content relation of items with their underlying factor based on the theoretical principles of the subject. At this stage, four items (14, 22, 25, and 26) were removed due to an insignificant relationship with a factor.…”

“…The impact scores of items were above 1.5, with a content validity ratio (CVR) of 0.78, a content validity index (CVI) of 0.92, an α of 0.89, and an intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.92. 19 The justification for performing factor analysis was tested using Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett's test of sphericity. Mardia's coefficient measurement was used to verify multivariate normality of data.…”

“…The number of components was determined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), principal component analysis (PCA) and a scree test that was described with details in a previously published study. 19 Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed in 2 steps to confirm the extracted factors, evaluate the goodness of fit indices and to develop the CoPs model. In the first-order CFA, the relation between each latent variable with observable variables was measured and the partial and general fit indices were calculated.…”