The Attitude Scale of Constructivist Approach for Prospective Science Teachers: A Study of Validity and Reliability

dc.creator	Ertuğ EVREKLİ
dc.creator	Didem İNEL
dc.creator	Ali Günay BALIM
dc.creator	Teoman KESERCİOĞLU
dc.date	2009-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:16:59Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:16:59Z
dc.identifier	1304-6020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a1ac84fd82c74326a0e2d574c8e9317e
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26012
dc.description	This study includes a scale development study to identify pre-service Science and Technology teachers’ attitudes towards the constructivist approach. The studies concerning the pre-application form of the scale were implemented with 550 pre-service Science and Technology teachers studying in the junior and senior grades of the education faculties in eight randomly selected universities located in various regions. Since 68 pre-service teachers left some of the items unanswered and the consistency of the responses in the control items were low, the analyses were conducted with 482 pre-service teachers. As a result of the analyses performed, the scale consisted of two factors, one being positive and the other negative attitudes. The reliability of the factors was found to be .90 and .87, respectively, and the explained variances were found to be 28.39% and 23.88%. The total explained variance by the scale was found to be 52.27%; the Cronbach’s Alpha reliability of the entire scale was found as .93; and the half-split reliability was found to be .83. Considering the analyses performed, it was determined that the scale has a valid and reliable structure and can be used in further studies.
dc.language	Turkish
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Ekip Ltd. Sti
dc.relation	www.tused.org
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1304-6020
dc.source	Journal of Turkish Science Education, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 134-148 (2009)
dc.subject	Prospective Science Teachers
dc.subject	Constructivist Approach
dc.subject	Attitude
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Attitude Scale of Constructivist Approach for Prospective Science Teachers: A Study of Validity and Reliability
dc.type	article