Adaptation of Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation to deliver Physical Activity in School Scale into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study
Abstract
In the present study, a measurement tool for measuring the competence, opportunity and motivation levels of physical education and sport teachers to provide physical activity in their schools was obtained by adapting the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation to deliver Physical Activity in School Scale (COM-PASS) developed by Verdonschot et al. In this direction, support was received from 3 researchers who are experts in the field for the language validity of the measurement tool. The data were collected with the participation of physical education and sports teachers teaching at different levels and institutions in Istanbul in the 2024-2025 academic year. Analyses were carried out with SPSS version 27.0 and JASP 0.19.3 package programmes. As a result of the findings obtained from the EFA results for the reliability test of the scale, it was determined that 14 items and 3 sub-factors maintained their form, and according to the results of the confirmatory factor analysis performed with the data collected from the same sample group 3 weeks later, it was determined that the model of the scale provided a good fit. According to the CFA analyses, it was found that it was good according to Chi-square/sd (2.07), good according to RMSEA (.066), good and acceptable in terms of GFI (.876), IFI (.910), RNI (.908), CFI (.908), TLI (.887) values. In addition, Cronbach's Alpha values of the scale ranged between .86 and .78. These results showed that the Turkish adaptation of the COM-PASS is a valid and reliable measurement tool. It can be said that the scale is an effective tool for the evaluation of physical education and sport teachers' competences to carry out physical education and sport lessons, the opportunities provided for teaching the lesson and the motivation of physical education teachers to perform the lesson.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Cross-Cultural Scale Adaptation
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Ziya Bahadır
0000-0002-6185-7791
Türkiye
Publication Date
September 30, 2026
Submission Date
August 12, 2025
Acceptance Date
August 8, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 2