Çocuklar (8-9 yaş) için Çevre Okuryazarlığı Aracı Geliştirilmesi (ÇİÇOA): Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Gizem Tabaru Örnek; Selma Yel

doi:10.53444/deubefd.1408170

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Development of Environmental Literacy Tool for Children (8-9 years old): Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to measure the environmental literacy level of 8-9 year old students. The study group of the research consisted of 516 third grade and 238 fourth grade students studying in primary schools in the centre of Karaman province. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to test the construct validity of the Environmental Literacy Instrument for Children (ELIC). The ELIC consists of three sub-dimensions: environmental knowledge test, scale of affective dispositions towards the environment and scale of responsible behaviour towards the environment. The environmental knowledge test consists of a total of 22 questions, 10 questions in the environmental knowledge sub-dimension and 12 questions in the environmental problems sub-dimension. The KR 20 reliability coefficient of the environmental knowledge test was found to be .74. The scale of affective dispositions towards the environment consists of a total of 22 items, including 11 items in the positive attitude sub-dimension, 6 items in the negative attitude sub-dimension and 5 items in the environmental protection awareness sub-dimension. The cronbach alpha values of the EFL scale were calculated as .79 for the positive attitude dimension, .73 for the negative attitude dimension, .73 for the environmental protection awareness dimension and .84 for the whole scale. The environmentally responsible behaviour scale consists of a total of 17 items, including 6 items in the political behaviour dimension, 7 items in the consumer and persuasion dimension and 4 items in the eco-management dimension. The cronbach alpha values of the environmentally responsible behaviour scale were calculated as .81 for the political behaviour dimension, .75 for the consumer and persuasion behaviour dimension, .78 for the eco-management dimension and .84 for the whole scale. It was found that the scales in the ELIC are related to each other and that the instrument is a valid and reliable measure of environmental literacy as a result of the analyses.

Keywords

Environmental literacy , scale development , validity , reliability

Çocuklar (8-9 yaş) için Çevre Okuryazarlığı Aracı Geliştirilmesi (ÇİÇOA): Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı 8-9 yaş öğrencilerinin çevre okuryazarlık düzeyini ölçmeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı geliştirmektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu Karaman ili merkeze bağlı ilkokullarda eğitim-öğretim gören 516 üçüncü sınıf ve 238 dördüncü sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Çocuklar için Çevre Okuryazarlığı Aracının (ÇİÇOA) yapı gerçerliğini test etmek için açımlayıcı ve doğrulaycı faktör analizi yapılmıştır. ÇİÇOA çevre bilgisi testi, çevreye yönelik duyuşsal eğilimler ölçeği ve çevreye yönelik sorumlu davranış ölçeği olmak üzere üç alt boyuttan oluşmaktadır. Çevre bilgisi testinde çevre bilgisi alt boyutunda 10 soru ve çevre sorunları alt boyutunda 12 soru olmak üzere toplam 22 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Çevre bilgisi testinin KR 20 güvenirlik katsayısı .74 olarak bulunmuştur. Çevreye yönelik duyuşsal eğilimler (ÇYDE) ölçeği olumlu tutum alt boyutunda 11 madde, olumsuz tutum alt boyutunda 6 madde ve çevre koruma bilinci alt boyutunda 5 madde olmak üzere toplam 22 maddeden oluşmaktadır. ÇYDE ölçeğinin cronbach alpha değerleri olumlu tutum boyutu için .79 olumsuz tutum boyutu için .73, çevre koruma bilinci boyutu için .73 ve ölçeğin tamamı için .84 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Çevreye yönelik sorumlu davranış (ÇYSD) ölçeği politik davranış boyutunda 6 madde, tüketici ve ikna boyutunda 7 madde ve eko-yönetim boyutunda 4 madde olmak üzere toplam 17 maddeden oluşmaktadır. ÇYSD ölçeğinin cronbach alpha değerleri politik davranış boyutu için .81, tüketici ve ikna davranışı boyutu için.75, eko yönetim boyutu için .78 ve ölçeğin tamamı için .84 olarak hesaplanmıştır. ÇİÇOA’da yer alan ölçeklerin birbiriyle ilişkili olduğu ve yapılan analizler sonucunda aracın çevre okuryazarlığını ölçebilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu ortaya konmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Çevre okuryazarlığı , ölçek geliştirme , geçerlik , güvenirlik

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Scale Development , Classroom Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gizem Tabaru Örnek ^*
0000-0002-4152-4324
Türkiye

Selma Yel
0000-0002-9624-6966
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 28, 2024

Submission Date

December 21, 2023

Acceptance Date

May 29, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Number: 60

DOI

https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1408170

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA87KD47RY

APA

Tabaru Örnek, G., & Yel, S. (2024). Çocuklar (8-9 yaş) için Çevre Okuryazarlığı Aracı Geliştirilmesi (ÇİÇOA): Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 60, 1225-1258. https://doi.org/10.53444/deubefd.1408170

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