We designed a questionnaire that aims to understand what happens to the identity of the teacher as a guiding element of its educative practice in response to the educational reforms –which have generated a constant change in what is expected from their role. The questionnaire was applied to 228 academics from different disciplines in a state public University with an educational model based on competencies. The data were processed by factor analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha. The results were consistent with the hypothesized factor structure, obtaining an acceptable percentage of variance (43%), which explains four factors of identity strategies: resistant-diffuse, attributed, simulated and assumed. The instrumentreported an adequate level of internal consistency (.94). Therefore, the questionnaire has both construct validity and internal consistency.

Se diseñó un cuestionario que tiene la finalidad de comprender qué sucede con la identidad del académico, como elemento rector de su práctica docente, ante las reformas educativas que han generado un cambio constante en lo que se espera de su función. El cuestionario se aplicó a 228 académicos de diferentes disciplinas de una Universidad pública estatal con un modelo educativo centrado en competencias. Los datos fueron procesados considerando el análisis factorial y el alfa de Cronbach. Los hallazgos fueron congruentes con la estructura factorial hipotética, con un porcentaje de varianza aceptable (43%), que explica cuatro factores de estrategias identitarias: resistente-difusa, atribuida, simulada y asumida. El instrumento reportó un adecuado nivel de consistencia interna (.94). El cuestionario cuenta con validez de constructo y consistencia interna.

We designed a questionnaire that aims to understand what happens to the identity of the teacher as a guiding element of its educative practice in response to the educational reforms –which have generated a constant change in what is expected from their role. The questionnaire was applied to 228 academics from different disciplines in a state public University with an educational model based on competencies. The data were processed by factor analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha. The results were consistent with the hypothesized factor structure, obtaining an acceptable percentage of variance (43%), which explains four factors of identity strategies: resistant-diffuse, attributed, simulated and assumed. The instrumentreported an adequate level of internal consistency (.94). Therefore, the questionnaire has both construct validity and internal consistency.