University professor competencies: development and validation of a self-assessment questionare

Abstract

Knowing the competencies which university teachers have to improve their practice and virtual environments, while meeting their training needs, is essential. To this end, a self- assessment questionnaire (20 competencies, 114 indicators) that covers four university functions (teaching, research, links with the environment and management) was designed. This article explains the process of development and validation of this questionnaire. We proceeded to the validation of content from experts' judgment; the analysis of reliability, from Alpha Cronbach values which gave values us 0.88 and 0.99 in the pilot test, and in the final application, values of 0.92 and 0.97 in a population of 424 university professors from a Latin American institution. Internal consistency was assessed with the Split-Half Test and moderate and strong partnerships were obtained. These results give confidence to the instrument to self-assess generic and specific competencies by university professors.