AUTHOR=Ho Sammy K. , Chan Hang , Chan Edmund Sze-Shing , Fung Kwok-Kin , Hung Shirley Suet-Lin 

TITLE=A Preliminary Psychometric Investigation of a Chinese Version of the Engaged Teachers Scale (C-ETS)

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2021.676835

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2021.676835

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<p>This study examines the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Engaged Teacher Scale (C-ETS). A translated questionnaire with 16 items was administered to a sample of 341 primary and secondary school teachers in Hong Kong. A series of confirmatory factor analyses were performed to assess the construct, convergent, and discriminant validity of the scale in alternative models. Results provide support for a second-order model with teacher engagement as an overarching construct with four hypothesized dimensions: emotional engagement, cognitive engagement, social engagement (students), and social engagement (colleagues). The C-ETS provides a useful measure for teacher engagement in Chinese societies. Contributions and limitations of the study are discussed.</p>