Value Myths Scale—Teacher Form: A Validity and Reliability Study
A scale-development study evaluating a new instrument for measuring teachers’ beliefs and misconceptions about values education.
Research overview
This study developed the Value Myths Scale—Teacher Form (VMS-TF), an instrument designed to measure myth-based, traditionalist, and essentialist beliefs about values education.
The researchers tested the scale with 206 teachers using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The resulting 14-item instrument organizes teachers’ beliefs into four related dimensions.
The findings provide initial evidence that the scale is valid and reliable, while the authors recommend further testing with independent samples, larger populations, and different educational settings.
Key findings
- The analysis supported a four-factor structure for the 14-item scale.
- The study included responses from 206 teachers.
- Reliability results were satisfactory for the overall scale and its subscales.
- Further validation across larger and more diverse samples is recommended.
Yardimeli staff contribution
Co-authored by Rahma Yusuf Haji Mohamud, Health Services Manager at Yardimeli Specialist Hospital. The publication lists Yardimeli Specialist Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia, as her institutional affiliation.
Citation
Kayıran D and Haji Mohamud RY (2026) Value myths scale—teacher form: a validity and reliability study. Front. Educ. 11:1836442. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2026.1836442
Open-access license
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