This study highlights the importance of primary school science teachers who help students build up the knowledge as guides in the constructivist approach For this purpose a five point Likert type scale was developed to get the opinions of the pre service science teachers who will use constructivism in their classes 600 pre service science teachers from the faculty of education at ten different universities located different areas in Turkey have participated in the study and the data from 465 pre service teachers were taken into account excluding the empty and inconsistent items of the participants Expert opinions were taken for content validity; and item analysis factor analysis and the reliability analysis were conducted in the process of the development of the scale According to the results the scale has one factor structure and accounts for 51 18 of the total variance Internal consistency coefficient and half split reliability of the scale showed that this scale can be used for the future studies
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Objective & Hypothesis:This study highlights the importance of primary school science teachers who help students build up the knowledge as guides in the constructivist approach For this purpose a five point Likert type scale was developed to get the opinions of the pre service science teachers who will use constructivism in their classes 600 pre service science teachers from the faculty of education at ten different universities located different areas in Turkey have participated in the study and the data from 465 pre service teachers were taken into account excluding the empty and inconsistent items of the participants Expert opinions were taken for content validity; and item analysis factor analysis and the reliability analysis were conducted in the process of the development of the scale According to the results the scale has one factor structure and accounts for 51 18 of the total variance Internal consistency coefficient and half split reliability of the scale showed that this scale can be used for the future studies
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Key Findings & Data:This study highlights the importance of primary school science teachers who help students build up the knowledge as guides in the constructivist approach For this purpose a five point Likert type scale was developed to get the opinions of the pre service science teachers who will use constructivism in their classes 600 pre service science teachers from the faculty of education at ten different universities located different areas in Turkey have participated in the study and the data from 465 pre service teachers were taken into account excluding the empty and inconsistent items of the participants Expert opinions were taken for content validity; and item analysis factor analysis and the reliability analysis were conducted in the process of the development of the scale According to the results the scale has one factor structure and accounts for 51 18 of the total variance Internal consistency coefficient and half split reliability of the scale showed that this scale can be used for the future studies
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Conclusion & Impact:This study highlights the importance of primary school science teachers who help students build up the knowledge as guides in the constructivist approach For this purpose a five point Likert type scale was developed to get the opinions of the pre service science teachers who will use constructivism in their classes 600 pre service science teachers from the faculty of education at ten different universities located different areas in Turkey have participated in the study and the data from 465 pre service teachers were taken into account excluding the empty and inconsistent items of the participants Expert opinions were taken for content validity; and item analysis factor analysis and the reliability analysis were conducted in the process of the development of the scale According to the results the scale has one factor structure and accounts for 51 18 of the total variance Internal consistency coefficient and half split reliability of the scale showed that this scale can be used for the future studies
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Fen öğretmen adayları · yapılandırmacı yaklasım ve geçerlilik-güvenirlik · Pre-service science teachers
Abstract
This study highlights the importance of primary school science teachers who help students build up the knowledge as guides in the constructivist approach For this purpose a five point Likert type scale was developed to get the opinions of the pre service science teachers who will use constructivism in their classes 600 pre service science teachers from the faculty of education at ten different universities located different areas in Turkey have participated in the study and the data from 465 pre service teachers were taken into account excluding the empty and inconsistent items of the participants Expert opinions were taken for content validity; and item analysis factor analysis and the reliability analysis were conducted in the process of the development of the scale According to the results the scale has one factor structure and accounts for 51 18 of the total variance Internal consistency coefficient and half split reliability of the scale showed that this scale can be used for the future studies
Özet
Bu çalışmada; yapılandırmacı yaklaşımda bir yönlendirici konumunda bulunan ve öğrencilerin bilgileri yapılandırmasında onlara yol gösteren öğretmenlerin önemi üzerinde durulmuştur. Bu amaçla ilerideki yaşantılarında yapılandırmacı yaklaşımı sınıflarında uygulayacak olan öğretmen adaylarının bu yaklaşıma yönelik görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla bir ölçek geliştirme çalışmasına yer verilmiştir. Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinde yer alan 10 üniversitenin eğitim fakültelerinden 600 öğretmen adayının katıldığı bu çalışmanın analizleri, bazı öğretmen adaylarının verdiği cevaplar arasındaki tutarsızlık ve boş bırakılan maddeler göz önüne alınarak 465 kişi üzerinden değerlendirilmiştir. Ölçeğin geliştirilme sürecinde kapsam geçerliliği için uzman görüşüne, madde analizine, faktör analizine ve güvenirlik sürecine yer verilmiştir. Analizler doğrultusunda ölçeğin tek faktörden meydana geldiği ve toplam varyansın yaklaşık % 51.18’ini açıkladığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca ölçeğe ilişkin Cronbach Alpha güvenirlik katsayısı “.97”; testi yarılama güvenirlik katsayısı ise “.93” olarak hesaplanmıştır. Ölçeğin bu özellikleri göz önüne alındığında, ileride bu alanda yapılacak olan çalışmalarda kullanılabileceği düşünülmektedir.
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