Meaningful learning is as an educational concept introduced by David Ausubel
that means binding of new knowledge with preliminary information and mapping cognitive structure according to new learnings and so transferring them to
daily life. According to theory meaningful learning come true along with five
steps: The first step is inquiring and reviewing of preliminary information about
the newly learned subject. At the second step newly learned subject should be
analyzed with regards to its concepts, argumentation, thesis, sources etc. The
third step is essential to compare the newly learned concepts, argumentation
and thesis with preliminary information. At the fourth step learner should make
self-regulation. The last step is transferring the new meanings and knowledges
to solve problems in daily life. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale
of the meaningful learning self-awareness depending on Ausubel’s theory. The
study was conducted among 469 BEU Theology Faculty students in the spring
of 2018. Exploratory factor analyses being used to test the construct validity of
the scale. The Cronbach alpha analysis was used to calculate the internal consistency coefficient. Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to determine
the correlation between the scale factors. At all stage of the study, total item correlation value was calculated to determine item validity and internal consistency of the scale. Results of analyses has been revealed that scale of “Meaningful
Learning Self Awareness Scale” meets the validity and reliability criteria. The
internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach’s Alpha) was calculated as .913. According to results of factor analyzes the scale has formed as a structure 5 factors
and 24 items constituting. The structure of the scale has mostly been compatible
with the theoretical structure of meaningful learning.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Studies on Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 30, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 16 Issue: 36 |