TEACHING EVOLUTION SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: THE DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Sibel INAN; Serhat IREZ; Cigdem HAN-TOSUNOGLU; Mustafa CAKİR

Article Details

TEACHING EVOLUTION SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: THE DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Authors:

Sibel INAN | Serhat IREZ | Cigdem HAN-TOSUNOGLU | Mustafa CAKİR

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2017 Vol.6, pp.105-108

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000658939

Abstract:

 


The
purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument for
measuring prospective biology teachers' self-efficacy beliefs about teaching
evolution. The research was conducted on a study group consisted of 212
prospective biology teachers. Content validity was established through review
of related literature and expert opinions. Exploratory Factor Analysis and
Confirmatory Factor Analysis are performed in order to establish the scale's
construct validity. The scale's reliability coefficient and item-total
correlations are calculated. Cronbach alpha coefficient of the scale is 0,87.
Internal consistency coefficients for the sub-scales varied between 0,81 and
0,83 and found to be within admissible limits. In light of these results, it
could be argued that the scale is reliable and valid instrument and can be used
in identifiying prospective biology teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs about
teaching evolution. 

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Article Details

TEACHING EVOLUTION SELF-EFFICACY SCALE: THE DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Authors: Sibel INAN | Serhat IREZ | Cigdem HAN-TOSUNOGLU | Mustafa CAKİR

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2017 Vol.6, pp.105-108

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000658939

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Authors:

Sibel INAN | Serhat IREZ | Cigdem HAN-TOSUNOGLU | Mustafa CAKİR

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

The Eurasia Proceedings of Educational and Social Sciences 2017 Vol.6, pp.105-108

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000658939