ERIC Number: EJ970428
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 18
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Translation and Validation of the Epistemic Belief Inventory with Turkish Pre-Service Teachers
Cam, Aylin; Topcu, Mustafa Sami; Sulun, Yusuf; Guven, Gokhan; Arabacioglu, Sertac
Educational Research and Evaluation, v18 n5 p441-458 2012
The purpose of this study was to translate the original version of the Epistemic Belief Inventory developed by Schraw, Bendixen, and Dunkle (2002) for pre-service teachers in a Turkish context and validate its construct. Studies on the epistemological beliefs of Turkish students have been heretofore limited in number and have been largely conducted using adapted versions of the Schommer (1990) instrument. First, the original questionnaire was translated from English to Turkish and then was scrutinized by experts in language, content, measurement, and evaluation. Then, the revised questionnaire was administered to 166 Turkish pre-service teachers. The results of exploratory factor analyses suggested 3 epistemological belief dimensions--quick learning, innate ability, and certain knowledge. The results of the study further revealed support for multidimensional theories of epistemological beliefs among pre-service teachers. In order to verify the results of the present study, further examination of pre-service teachers' epistemological belief systems is necessary. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Expertise, Beliefs, Measures (Individuals), Epistemology, Student Attitudes, Translation, Validity, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Turkish, English, Preservice Teachers, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Preservice Teacher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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