Development of an attitude scale towards story writing for third-fourth-grade primary school students

Year 2019, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 1 - 15, 31.01.2019

Bengisu Kaya , Adnan Kan

https://doi.org/10.19128/turje.426051

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The aim of this study is
to develop a valid and reliable Likert-type attitude scale for toward story
writing for third- and fourth-grade primary school students. 354 children from
three different schools in the Ereğli district of Zonguldak province, Turkey
constituted the sample of this research. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and
confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were carried out to analyze the data. EFA
identified 20 items and two factors for the scale. These factors were termed as
“positive attitude” and “negative attitude.” CFA confirmed the two-factor
structure of the scale. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were found to be .92
for the overall scale, .90 for the first factor, and .89 for the second factor.
The test-retest reliability coefficients were .82 for the overall scale, .87
for the first factor, and .83 for the second factor. The results indicate a
valid and reliable measure for students’ attitudes towards story writing.

Keywords

Attitude, Validity-Reliability, Story writing, Scale development, Third- and fourth-grade primary school students

İlkokul üçüncü-dördüncü sınıf öğrencileri için hikâye yazmaya yönelik tutum ölçeği geliştirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı,
ilkokul üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin hikâye yazmaya yönelik
tutumlarının belirlenmesi için geçerli ve güvenilir bir tutum ölçeği
geliştirmektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Zonguldak ili Ereğli ilçesinde üç
farklı ilkokulda üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıfta öğrenim gören toplam 354 öğrenci
oluşturmaktadır. Veriler üzerinde Açımlayıcı Faktör Analizi (AFA) ve
Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) yapılmıştır. AFA
sonucunda ölçeğin 20 maddeden ve iki faktörden
oluştuğu belirlenmiştir. Bu boyutlar “olumlu tutum” ve “olumsuz tutum”
olarak adlandırılmıştır. DFA analizi sonucunda iki faktörlü yapı
doğrulanmıştır. Ölçeğin tamamı için Cronbach Alfa güvenirlik katsayısı .92 iken
birinci alt faktöre ilişkin α .90, ikinci alt faktöre ilişkin α .89 olarak
bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin tümüne ait test tekrar test güvenirliği .82 iken, birinci
alt faktöre ilişkin test tekrar test güvenirliği .87, ikinci alt faktöre
ilişkin test tekrar test güvenirliği ise .83 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Bulgular
sonucunda, ölçekle hikâye yazmaya yönelik tutumun geçerli ve güvenilir bir
şekilde ölçülebileceği ortaya konmuştur.

Keywords

Hikâye yazma, Tutum, Ölçek geliştirme, Geçerlik-Güvenirlik, İlkokul üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf öğrencileri

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