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The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale
Abstract
The study aimed to adapt the scale, originally named 'Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA-P2)' and developed by Paul A. LeBuffe & Jack A. Naglieri in 1999, into Turkish and to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish form of the scale. The participants in the study were parents (621) and teachers (149) of children aged 33-66 months attending independent kindergartens affiliated with the Izmir Provincial Directorate of National Education in the first semester of the 2015-2016 academic year. According to the results of the CFA, it was seen that the items on the teacher and parent forms were grouped in two subscales, namely total protective factors and behavioral concerns, similar to the original. Total protective factors are further separated into the following subscales: initiative, self-regulation, and attachment/relationships. The item loads of the teacher form of the scale were found to be between 0.22 and 0.74 and the results of CFA determined that the model fit well (χ2=3,667.12, sd=659, p=0.0, RMSEA=0.08, AGFI=0.93, GFI=0.94 and SRMR=0.07) Internal consistency coefficient for the entire teacher form was found to be 0.91. The item loads of the parent form of the scale were found to be between 0.21 and 0.55 and the results of CFA determined that the model fit well (χ2=2,217.85, sd=659, p=0.0, RMSEA=0.06, AGFI=0.92; GFI=0.93, and SRMR=0.06) The internal consistency coefficient for the entire parent form was found to be 0.85. According to the results of the validity and reliability work, it was determined that both teacher and parent forms of the DECA-P2 scale can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Studies on Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
October 28, 2020
Submission Date
October 20, 2019
Acceptance Date
September 23, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2020 Volume: 49 Number: 2
APA
Atabay, S., & Sönmez, S. (2020). The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 49(2), 769-793. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.635125
AMA
1.Atabay S, Sönmez S. The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;49(2):769-793. doi:10.14812/cuefd.635125
Chicago
Atabay, Sevgi, and Sibel Sönmez. 2020. “The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49 (2): 769-93. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.635125.
EndNote
Atabay S, Sönmez S (October 1, 2020) The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49 2 769–793.
IEEE
[1]S. Atabay and S. Sönmez, “The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 769–793, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.635125.
ISNAD
Atabay, Sevgi - Sönmez, Sibel. “The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49/2 (October 1, 2020): 769-793. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.635125.
JAMA
1.Atabay S, Sönmez S. The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;49:769–793.
MLA
Atabay, Sevgi, and Sibel Sönmez. “The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 49, no. 2, Oct. 2020, pp. 769-93, doi:10.14812/cuefd.635125.
Vancouver
1.Sevgi Atabay, Sibel Sönmez. The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Form of the Early Childhood Assessment Scale. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020 Oct. 1;49(2):769-93. doi:10.14812/cuefd.635125