İçsel Konuşma Ölçeği Türkçe Dil Uyarlaması: Geçerlilik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğrenenlerin bilişsel ve metabilişsel süreçlerinde önemli bir rol oynayan içsel konuşmayı ölçmek amacıyla Alderson-Day vd. (2018) tarafından geliştirilen İçsel Konuşma ölçeğinin “Varieties of Inner Speech Questionnaire- Revised (VISQ-R)” Türkçeye uyarlanmasıdır. Çalışma, Uluslararası Test Komisyonu (ITC) yönergeleri temel alınarak 9 aşamada (çeviri, uzman görüşü, dilsel eşdeğerlik vb.) gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın ana saha uygulaması için ölçek eğitim fakültesinde öğrenim gören 323 öğretmen adayı ile yürütülmüştür. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliliği Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) ile, güvenirliği ise Cronbach Alfa (α) ve McDonald's Omega (ω) iç tutarlılık katsayıları ile incelenmiştir. DFA sonuçları, ölçeğin orijinal formundaki beş faktörlü ve 25 maddelik nihai yapısının (Diyalojik, Değerlendirici/Eleştirel, Diğer Kişiler, Sıkıştırılmış, Pozitif/Düzenleyici) Türk kültüründe doğrulandığını, modelin kabul edilebilir uyum değerlerine (χ²/df = 2.87, RMSEA = .076) sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Ölçeğin genel iç tutarlılık katsayıları α = .836 ve ω = .839 olarak hesaplanmış olup, alt boyutlara ait katsayılar .691 ile .865 (α: .691-.863; ω: .695-.865) arasında değişmektedir. Sonuç olarak, İçsel Konuşma Ölçeği Türkçe Formu'nun eğitim araştırmalarında eğitimciler üzerinde uygulanılabilecek geçerli, güvenilir ve pedagojik bir ölçme aracı olduğu tespit edilmiştir

Keywords

• İçsel konuşma
• Ölçek uyarlama
• Geçerlik ve güvenirlik
• Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi
• Öğretmen adayları

Turkish Adaptation of The Inner Speech Scale: Validity and Reliability Analysis

Abstract

This study aimed to adapt the Varieties of Inner Speech Questionnaire-Revised (VISQ-R), developed by Alderson-Day et al. (2018) to measure learners' cognitive and metacognitive inner speech, into Turkish. Following International Test Commission (ITC) guidelines, the study was conducted in nine phases (translation, expert view, linguistic equivalence, etc.). The main field implementation included 323 preservice teachers in a faculty of education. Construct validity was examined using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and reliability was assessed via Cronbach's alpha (α) and McDonald's Omega (ω) internal consistency coefficients. CFA results supported the five-factor, 25-item structure (Dialogic, Evaluative/Critical, Other people, Condensed, and Positive/Regulatory) in Turkish culture, showing acceptable model fit (χ²/df = 2.87, RMSEA = .076). Overall internal consistency was α = .836 and ω = .839, with subscales ranging from .691 to .865 (α: .691-.863; ω: .695-.865). In conclusion, the Turkish VISQ-R was proven to be a valid, reliable, and pedagogical measurement tool that can be administered to educators in educational research.

Keywords

• Inner speech
• Scale adaptation
• Validity and reliability
• Confirmation factor analysis
• preservice teachers

Supporting Institution

This research was not funded in whole or in part by any external funding, public grants, institutional funding, or any form of project assistance from the private or non-profit sector.

Ethical Statement

This study complied with all the rules specified in the "Guidelines for Scientific Research and Publication Ethics in Higher Education Institutions". None of the actions listed under the second section of the guidelines, titled "Actions Contrary to Scientific Research and Publication Ethics," were carried out.

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