Measuring Contra-Suggestion in Kindergarten Teacher in Kurdistan Region-Iraq

(A construction and application)

Abstract

This research aimed to the following objectives: constructing contra-suggestion scale for kindergarten teacher in the center of the governorates of Kurdistan Region (Duhok, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah). To achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher constructed a scale to measure contra-suggestion in kindergarten teacher in Kurdistan Region-Iraq. following the proper steps and procedures necessary for scale construction. The scale resulted in this procedure contains 48 items covering 3 subscales which are: (self-assurance, logical thinking, conviction). The items were self - report with five point Likert scale (always, mostly, sometimes, rarely, never) as alternatives for answering. Moreover, the psychometric properties of the items such as (discriminatory power, item validity by measuring the relationship between the score of each item to the score of its sub - scale were conducted. In addition to the reliability of the items. The psychometric properties for the whole scale was conducted too, such as validity and reliability (test-retest, half - split, alpha Cronbach and two - way ANOVA) which was (0.86, 0.88, 0.87and 0.87) respectively. Jackson coefficient was utilized for scale sensitivity based on the results of two - way ANOVA. When the scale was ready to be applied in their final form, they were applied on a sample of (495) kindergarten teacher in the center of the governorates of Kurdistan Region (Duhok, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah). The results according to the objectives were as following: A scale was constructed to measure contra-suggestion in kindergarten teacher which consists of (48) self - reporting items and is characterized by proper psychometric properties.