Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology
Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers
Santhosh T 1 * , Thiyagu K 1
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1 Central University of Kerala, India
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Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 2024 - Volume 6 Issue 3, pp. 111-124
https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783

Article Type: Research Article

Published Online: 24 Jul 2024

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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to develop cyber security competency scale to measure the security competency of prospective teachers in relation to the educational environment. It included 100 participants from various teacher training colleges of Kerala, a state in India. This tool development was a part of research conducted to examine the impact of a cyber-safety and security awareness program. Initially 113 items related with the security aspect of prospective teachers in the educational environment framed. Later on, 21 items were modified and 13 were deleted as per opinions of the experts. The draft scale consisting of 93 items was administered on samples and data was collected with the help of Google forms. Item analysis was carried out using t-value and r-value. Reliability of scale was determined by using Cronbach Alpha value and split-halt correlation. After item analysis, the scale items were reduced to 78 items organized under 12 essential aspects of cyber security in educational environment. To obtain further validity confirmatory factor analysis also carried out. Analyses of the entire psychometric scale have demonstrated its validity and reliability, confirming its suitability for measuring the cybersecurity competency of prospective teachers..       
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confirmatory factor analysis Cronbach alpha cyber safety cyber security competency
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Reference: T, S., & K, T. (2024). Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 6(3), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783
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Reference: T S, K T. Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. 2024;6(3), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783
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Reference: T S, K T. Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. 2024;6(3):111-24. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783
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Reference: T, Santhosh, and Thiyagu K. "Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers". Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology 2024 6 no. 3 (2024): 111-124. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783
In-text citation: (T and K, 2024)
Reference: T, S., and K, T. (2024). Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 6(3), pp. 111-124. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783
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Reference: T, Santhosh et al. "Development and validation of cyber security competency scale for prospective teachers". Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, vol. 6, no. 3, 2024, pp. 111-124. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202428783
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