Evidence of validity for a Health Teaching Skills Scale

Abstract There are few studies found in the literature that analyze university professor duties, specifically area of health. The purpose this article was to describe construction a scale evaluate importance health teaching skills and seek evidence validity using factorial (exploratory confirmatory) analyzes based on internal structure. sample composed by students Nursing Medical courses (n = 315). results indicated presence 4 factors remained model after performing confirmatory analysis, which are: use information communication technologies (13 items, α 0,87); Teaching practical scenarios (10 0,81); Interpersonal relationship (6 0,89); Didactics (5 items; 0,63). We concluded instrument has initial may be applicable diagnose learning needs professors.