EVALUATION TOOL OF QUALITY CONTROL FOR WESTERN CHINA RURAL TEACHER: A COMPETENCY PERSPECTIVE

Background: Rural education in Western China facing many severe problems, among these, rural teacher quality control has sparked extensive debate; however; the previous study involved less on how to evaluate these rural teachers and how to develop the evaluating standard. Subjects and methods: To get around this issue, the current identified the competency model of Western China rural teacher and developed an evaluation tool for them. Results: Following the protocol of developing a measurement, we interviewed 22 rural teachers in Western China, and conducted two rounds of surveys in western rural areas (n=116/n=208), ran Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), figured out the key competencies of Western China rural teacher. The evaluation tool for this kind of teacher consists of three factors: professional cognition, student education and guidance, and basic skills. The reliability and validity of the evaluation tool were verified. Conclusions: Our work may contribute to rural education in Western China.