Teaching English Language and Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI) Teaching English Language 2538-5488 6 2 2012 12 30 Using Rasch to validate a measure of English language teacher prejudice 25 47 54900 10.22132/tel.2012.54900 EN Reza Pishghadam Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Purya Baghaei Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch Elahe Bazri Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Shoorangiz Ghaviandam Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Journal Article 2012 08 01  The major objective of this study was to construct and validate an English Language Teacher Prejudice Scale (ELTPS). To this end, 180 English language teachers in private language institutes in Mashhad, Iran were asked to participate in this study. Rasch model was employed to substantiate the construct validity of the scale. The results of analyses exhibited that the whole scale was uni-dimensional and only one item misfitted. Rating scale statistics showed that the middle category of ‘No idea’ was redundant and should be removed from the scale. Some suggestions are made to fully validate the scale and use it in language education. https://www.teljournal.org/article_54900_1625e95825d64c25c35a65cd3d439c21.pdf