A Confirmatory Factor Analysis on the Attitude Scale of Constructivist Approach for Science Teachers

dc.creator	E. Evrekli
dc.creator	D. Inel
dc.creator	A. Gunay Balim
dc.creator	T. Keserciouglu
dc.date	2010-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:48Z
dc.identifier	1313-1958
dc.identifier	1313-9118
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d41dce00f0a248438387af8b6395011f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/16332
dc.description	Underlining the importance of teachers for the constructivist approach, the present study attempts to develop “Attitude Scale of Construc¬tivist Approach for Science Teachers (ASCAST)”. The pre-applications of the scale were administered to a total of 210 science teachers; however, the data obtained from 5 teachers were excluded from the analysis. As a result of the analysis of the data obtained from the pre-applications, it was found that the scale could have a single factor structure, which was tested using the confir¬matory factor analysis. As a result of the initial confirmatory factor analysis, the values of fit were examined and found to be low. Subsequently, by exam¬ining the modification indices, error covariance was added between items 23 and 24 and the model was tested once again. The added error covariance led to a significant improvement in the model, producing values of fit suitable for limit values. Thus, it was concluded that the scale could be employed with a single factor. The explained variance value for the scale developed with a sin¬gle factor structure was calculated to be 50.43% and its reliability was found to be .93. The results obtained suggest that the scale possesses reliable-valid characteristics and could be used in further studies.
dc.language	Bulgarian
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Sofia
dc.relation	http://bjsep.org/getfile.php?id=76
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1313-1958
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1313-9118
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND
dc.source	Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy , Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 185-201 (2010)
dc.subject	Constructivist approach
dc.subject	Science and technology teachers
dc.subject	Confirmatory factor analysis
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A Confirmatory Factor Analysis on the Attitude Scale of Constructivist Approach for Science Teachers
dc.type	article