Eği̇tsel Oyuna Yöneli̇k Tutum Ölçeği̇ni̇n Geli̇şti̇ri̇lmesi̇: Geçerli̇k Ve Güveni̇rli̇k Çalişmasi

Abstract

This study aims to develop an attitude scale for the measurement of classroom and preschool teachers' attitudes towards educational games. Using a five-point Likert scale, a final form consisting of 48 items were applied to 405 different preSchool and classroom Teachers working in different cities of Turkey. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were conducted on the data in order to prove construct validity of the scale. Exploratory Factor Analysis demonstrated that the scale had a construct with two sub-factors. The first sub-factor consisting of 14 items explains 46.09% of the variance for the related attitude variable, while the second sub-factor consisting of 6 items explains 13.42% of the variance for the related attitude variable. Both sub-factors explain 59.51% of the variance for the related attitude variable. These factors were named as "positive attitude" and "negative attitude" by the authors. In addition, item test correlation was performed in order to prove item validity, and it was observed that item test correlations varied between 0.55 and 0.81. Confirmatory factor analysis was also performed to verify the construct obtained from exploratory factor analysis, and it was calculated as [χ2/df=3.54 (p=.