A REVIEW OF EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS (EFA) OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA

Mohd Aizat Abu Hassan, Zahari Hashim, Rosnah Ishak, Muammar Shah Mukhter

Abstract


This study was conducted to adapt the Professional Learning Community instrument developed by Olivier, Hipp, & Huffman (2010) to be adapted for primary school teachers in Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) method was used to ensure that the adapted questionnaire was suitable for the teachers. This study was conducted during a pilot study involving 108 primary school teachers in Pahang. Through the exploratory factor analysis method, 35 items were successfully adapted for Malaysian teachers.

Keywords


Keywords: Professional Learning Communities, Teacher Professionalism, Exploration Factor Analysis, Primary School Teachers

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