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International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

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ISSN: 2226-6348

Determining Content Validity Instruments Shura Elements among Islamic Teachers in Primary Schools

Noor Azimah Surip, Khadijah Abdul Razak , Ab. Halim Tamuri

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v8-i4/6912

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The purpose of this study was to measure the content validity by expert panel instruments shura elements among Islamic teachers in primary schools. This study was conducted to study the content validity of the shura instrument through two-step process namely development and judgment. In the first step, the domain determination and instrumentation. While the second step, the content validity ratio and content validation index were performed. Suggestions of expert panel and item impact scores are used to examine the instrument face validity. A total of eight expert panels which consist of five professional experts in the field and three experts who served in the primary school field were appointed as instrument approval panels. The findings show that (N = 8, CVR = 0.75, CVI = ?0.8) and 48 items were remained. The findings also clarify the origin and definition of content verification, content verification methods, the role of validity of content in legitimate arguments, and unresolved issues in content validation. Therefore, this version of instruments shura possesses desirable validity and reliability indices. The scale seems to measure specific aspects of quality in shura and suitable to be used as a measuring tool for the related future studies.