Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Student Evaluation of Online Teaching Effectiveness (SEOTE) questionnaire Among Medical Sciences’ Students

Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi; Sahar Khoshro; Soleiman Ahmady; Behnam Sobouti; Babak  Shekarchi; Noushin Kohan

doi:10.18502/jimc.v7i2.15036

Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi Department of Medical Education, Smart University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sahar Khoshro Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Soleiman Ahmady School of Management and Medical Education, Department of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Behnam Sobouti Department of Pediatric, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Babak Shekarchi Mahak Hematology Oncology Research Center (MAHAK-HORC), Mahak Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Noushin Kohan Department of Medical Education, Smart University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v7i2.15036

Keywords: Communication, Confidence intervals, Education, Factor analysis, Iran, Reproducibility of results, Students, Surveys and Questionnaires

Abstract

Background: Due to the increasing number of online educations, traditional methods for evaluation of different on-line education methods are not suitable and there is a need for a valid and reliable tool in this field. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the Student Evaluation of Online Teaching Effectiveness (SEOTE) questionnaire among Medical Sciences’ students in Tabriz, Iran.

Methods: Using convenience sampling method, the present study included 230 students of Medical Sciences (e.g., mean age of 21.96 ±3.47 years) in Tabriz, Iran. The SEOTE questionnaire was used to collect the data. Forward–backward translation, construct validity and content validity were utilized to check the validity of the questionnaire. In addition, temporal stability was calculated using the test-retest method and Internal Consistency Coefficient (ICC).

Results: It was confirmed that the SEOTE has appropriate content validity using the content validity index (CVI) of 0.80 and content validity ratio CVR of 0.70. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) identified the following two factors for domain identification of “communication” and “learning”. A Cronbach’s alpha of 0.97 was obtained for the questionnaire’s reliability, and ICC was used to confirm the temporal stability of the questionnaire (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.966-0.977).

Conclusion: This study confirms that the Persian version of SEOTE questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for evaluation of on-line teaching among Medical Sciences’ students.