Research Article

Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level

Volume: 9 Number: 1 February 5, 2020
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Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level

Abstract

In this study, Virtual World Risk Perception Scale which was developed to determine the virtual risk perception levels of high school students was adapted to the secondary school level. The scale is a five-point Likert type and consists of 23 items divided into five sub-dimensions. The study group consisted of 261 students in 7th and 8th grade in a secondary school in Sakarya. The validity and reliability of the scale were tested and confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency coefficients and stability analyzes were examined. In the light of the analyzes, it was concluded that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can measure the virtual risk perceptions of secondary school students. Cronbach Alpha, Guttmann Split Half and Sperman Brown values were calculated for the reliability of the whole scale and sub-dimensions. As a result, Dünya virtual corruption “, “virtual deterioration “, “virtual opportunity “, “virtual opportunity” and “virtual awareness”, the five sub-factors and 23 items, which were judged to be valid and reliable as a result of the analysis, the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale (VWRPS) is expected to be a scale that is open to development, usable and fills the gap in the relevant literature.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education, Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 5, 2020

Submission Date

September 13, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 20, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Arslankara, V., & Usta, E. (2020). Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 9(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.632550
AMA
1.Arslankara V, Usta E. Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level. BUEFAD. 2020;9(1):83-95. doi:10.14686/buefad.632550
Chicago
Arslankara, Veysel, and Ertuğrul Usta. 2020. “Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 9 (1): 83-95. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.632550.
EndNote
Arslankara V, Usta E (February 1, 2020) Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 9 1 83–95.
IEEE
[1]V. Arslankara and E. Usta, “Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level”, BUEFAD, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 83–95, Feb. 2020, doi: 10.14686/buefad.632550.
ISNAD
Arslankara, Veysel - Usta, Ertuğrul. “Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 9/1 (February 1, 2020): 83-95. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.632550.
JAMA
1.Arslankara V, Usta E. Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level. BUEFAD. 2020;9:83–95.
MLA
Arslankara, Veysel, and Ertuğrul Usta. “Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, vol. 9, no. 1, Feb. 2020, pp. 83-95, doi:10.14686/buefad.632550.
Vancouver
1.Veysel Arslankara, Ertuğrul Usta. Adapting the Virtual World Risk Perception Scale to Secondary School Level. BUEFAD. 2020 Feb. 1;9(1):83-95. doi:10.14686/buefad.632550

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