Development of the Adaptation to Curriculum Change Scale

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to develop a reliable and valid tool to measure level of teachers’ adaptation to curriculum change. A trial form with draft items were prepared based on previous research on educational (curriculum) change and written feedbacks obtained from teachers. The trial form was analyzed by experts regarding content and clarity. Explanatory factor analysis was conducted on the data collected from 253 teachers through the trial form to establish factor structure of scale. A 29-item scale with seven factors was obtained. The scale explained 68.68% of total variance and had dimensions of cooperation (1), change management (2), effect of change (3), concerns about change (4), information seeking (5), feedback (6) and change awareness (7). Confirmatory factor analysis on the data obtained from 303 teachers confirmed seven-factor structure of the scale (χ2/df = 2.11, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .06, GFI = .85, AGFI = .82, NFI = .87, NNFI[TLI] = .91, CFI = .92). Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale administered to two different samples was found .84 and .86, respectively. The study concluded that Adaptation to Curriculum Change Scale for Teachers was a reliable and valid instrument to identify level of teachers’ adaptation to curriculum change.

Keywords

• Curriculum change
• Adaptation to change
• Scale development
• Curriculum fidelity
• Curriculum adaptation

Öğretim Programlarındaki Değişime Uyum Ölçeği'nin Geliştirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı öğretmenlerin öğretim programlarındaki değişime uyum düzeylerini ortaya koymak için güvenilir ve geçerli bir ölçme aracı geliştirmektir. Bu doğrultuda eğitsel değişim ve program değişimi konusunda yapılan çalışmalara ve program değişimine yönelik öğretmenlerden elde edilen verilere dayalı olarak hazırlanan madde havuzu kapsam ve anlaşılırlık bakımından uzman görüşleri doğrultusunda incelenerek bir deneme formu oluşturulmuştur. Öğretim Programlarındaki Değişime Uyum Ölçeği (ÖPDU) deneme formu aracılığıyla farklı alanlardan 253 öğretmenden elde edilen verilerle ölçeğin yapısını belirlemek için açımlayıcı faktör analizi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda 29 maddeden ve yedi faktörden oluşan bir yapı ortaya konulmuştur. İş birliği (1) değişimi yönetme (2), değişimin etkisi (3), değişim endişesi (4), bilgi edinme (5), geribildirim (6) ve değişim farkındalığı (7) boyutlarından oluşan ölçek toplam varyansın %68.68’ini açıklamaktadır. 303 öğretmenden elde edilen veriler ile yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ise ölçeğin yedi faktörlü yapısını doğrulamıştır (χ2/sd = 2.11, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .06, GFI = .85, AGFI = .82, NFI = .87, NNFI[TLI] = .91, CFI = .92). Yapılan güvenirlik analizleri sonucunda iki ayrı örnekleme uygulanan ölçeğin Cronbach Alfa iç tutarlılık katsayısı sırasıyla .84 ve .86 şeklinde belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak geliştirilen ölçeğin öğretmenlerin öğretim programlarında gerçekleştirilen değişime yönelik uyum düzeylerini belirlemek için geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğu ortaya konulmuştur.

Keywords

• Öğretim programlarının değişimi
• Değişime uyum
• Ölçek geliştirme
• Programa bağlılık
• Program uyarlama

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