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Publication Date: 2020
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A Validity and Reliability Study of the Scale for Attitude towards Classroom as a Learning Environment
Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, v15 n3 p233-248 2020
This study aims to develop an attitude scale that will reveal preservice teachers' attitudes towards classroom as an educational environment. Two references were applied in the process of writing the items to be included in the draft form of the scale: relevant literature and students' opinions. 50 items were written in line with these two references, but upon the experts' suggestions necessary corrections were taken into consideration and a draft form with 45 items was developed. Draft form of the scale was applied to a total of 473 students consisting of 361 females and 112 males who were studying at different levels of various teaching programs in the fall term of 2018-2019 academic year at Gazi Faculty of Education in Gazi University. Validity and Reliability analyses were done on the set of data obtained through the application of draft form. On the set of obtained data, exploratory data analysis (EDA) was carried out first for construct validity and then confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. Exploratory data analysis (n[subscript 1]=263) and confirmatory factor analysis (n[subscript 2]=210) were performed in two separate groups. The results of exploratory data analysis (EDA) revealed that the scale consisted of 32 items and 4 sub-dimensions. The results of confirmatory factor analysis which was conducted following exploratory data analysis revealed that adaptive values regarding the model were RMSEA, 0.066; X[superscript 2]/df=2.1; SRMR=0.05; IFI=0.91; CFI=0.91. These values regarding the scale which were obtained as a result of confirmatory analysis show that the structure of the scale was confirmed.
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Student Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Classroom Environment, Test Construction, Foreign Countries, Factor Analysis
International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: http://epasr.penpublishing.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey (Ankara)
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