An opinion scale of constructivist approach for science teachers: a study of validity and reliability

Kesercioglu T., BALIM A. G., Inel D., Evrekli E.

World Conference on Educational Sciences, Nicosia, CYPRUS, 4 - 07 Şubat 2009, cilt.1, ss.2222-2226, (Tam Metin Bildiri) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.391
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Nicosia
  • Basıldığı Ülke: CYPRUS
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2222-2226
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Constructivism, opinion scale and science teachers
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this study is to develop an opinion scale of constructivist approach for science teachers. Pre-applications of this scale were conducted with 197 science teachers from the different regions of Turkey. In the end of pre-applications, validity and reliability process was made. The result of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses demonstrated that the so-called scale consists of two main factors which were "benefits of constructivism" and "the difficulties of constructivism and deficiencies in substructure in our country". The results of analyzes displayed that this scale consisted of two factor and the reliabilities of these factors were .89 for the first factor and .81 for the second factor. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved