Research Article

The Beliefs About Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Volume: 7 Number: 14 June 1, 2016
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The Beliefs About Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

This paper reports the adaptation study of the Beliefs about Inquiry-based Teaching Scale to Turkish
language. Data in the study were collected from 372 preservice science teachers studying at three
different state universities during the academic year 2012-2013. The original scale consisted of two
parts. Factor analysis results indicated that the first part is a single factor about characteristics of
inquiry-based teaching. Similar analyses showed that a two-factor solution was the best for the second
part of the scale. This part was about barriers to implementation of inquiry. The first factor was related
to barriers due to lack of teacher skills about inquiry and the second factor was related to barriers
about application of inquiry as a teaching method. Internal consistency reliability analysis indicated
that Cronbach’s alpha was 0.87 for the first part and 0.83 for the second part of the scale. Item-total
correlation coefficients were investigated for further reliability analyses. The correlations ranged from
0.30 to 0.55 for the first part and 0.30 to 0.58 for the second part of the scale. The results of this study
imply that the adaptation of the scale was successful and its Turkish version can be used a valid and
reliable measurement tool to determine in-service and pre-service teachers’ beliefs about inquirybased
teaching. The paper concludes with a discussion of possible uses of the scale.

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Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 1, 2016

Submission Date

November 3, 2017

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 7 Number: 14

APA
Kocagül Sağlam, M., & Şahin, M. (2016). Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 7(14), 1-20. https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL
AMA
1.Kocagül Sağlam M, Şahin M. Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. WAJES. 2016;7(14):1-20. https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL
Chicago
Kocagül Sağlam, Merve, and Mehmet Şahin. 2016. “Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik Ve Güvenirlik Çalışması”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 7 (14): 1-20. https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL.
EndNote
Kocagül Sağlam M, Şahin M (June 1, 2016) Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 7 14 1–20.
IEEE
[1]M. Kocagül Sağlam and M. Şahin, “Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması”, WAJES, vol. 7, no. 14, pp. 1–20, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL
ISNAD
Kocagül Sağlam, Merve - Şahin, Mehmet. “Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik Ve Güvenirlik Çalışması”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 7/14 (June 1, 2016): 1-20. https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL.
JAMA
1.Kocagül Sağlam M, Şahin M. Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. WAJES. 2016;7:1–20.
MLA
Kocagül Sağlam, Merve, and Mehmet Şahin. “Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik Ve Güvenirlik Çalışması”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 14, June 2016, pp. 1-20, https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL.
Vancouver
1.Merve Kocagül Sağlam, Mehmet Şahin. Sorgulamaya Dayalı Öğretime Yönelik İnanç Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. WAJES [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;7(14):1-20. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79WD27DL