Turkish Adaptation of Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Engineers and Scientists

Autor/inn/en	Ergün, Aysegül; Balçin, Muhammed Dogukan
Titel	Turkish Adaptation of Questionnaire on Attitudes towards Engineers and Scientists
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 10 (2017) 1, S.103-113 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1307-9298
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; STEM Education; Questionnaires; Scientific Attitudes; Science Instruction; Engineering; Technical Occupations; Scientists; Middle School Students; Student Attitudes; Likert Scales; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Secondary School Students; Statistical Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; STEM; Fragebogen; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Maschinenbau; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Likert-Skala; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Sekundarschüler; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this research was to present the Turkish adaptation of the survey for Middle-School Students' Attitudes toward Engineers and Scientists prepared by Lyons, Fralick and Kearn (2009) 32 items in a 5-point Likert type scale. The questionnaire was administered to 707 students receiving education in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades in state schools in the Ministry of National Education. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used to examine the structural validity of the questionnaire. SPSS 21 and LISREL 8.7 software were used for EFA and CFA, respectively. A structure consisting of 22 items and two factors, and accounting for 41.88% of total variance was obtained after the EFA. To evaluate the questionnaire's reliability, Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficient, corrected-item total correlation and the significance of differences between item averages of meta-groups and subgroups (27%) were evaluated using t-test. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.83 for the overall questionnaire. As a result of the study, the Turkish adaptation of the questionnaire, prepared for determination of secondary school students' attitudes towards scientists and engineers, was conducted and a valid and reliable measurement tool was obtained. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01