Research Article

Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study

Volume: 9 Number: 1 April 30, 2023
  • Mehmet Ulutaş *
  • Neşem Erkoç
TR EN

Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study

Abstract

The aim of this study was to design a valid and reliable measurement tool to describe teachers' and school administrators' perceptions of dinosaur syndrome. The research was designed according to the survey model in the quantitative method. For the item pool of the scale, articles were analyzed, and five themes were formed from the data. Based on the themes, an item pool was created, and the draft form was applied to teachers and school administrators working in public schools in Aydın province. For Exploratory Factor Analysis, 125 teachers and school administrators participated voluntarily; for Confirmatory Factor Analysis, 172 teachers and school administrators participated voluntarily. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to ensure validity and Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficients were analyzed for reliability. As a result of the Exploratory Factor Analysis, the 18-item 2-dimensional scale is explained with a variance of 76.28%. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as ".95" and Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the model, and a 16-item 2-dimensional scale was formed. It was determined that the developed model could be used to measure the perception of the dinosaur syndrome of teachers and school administrators.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mehmet Ulutaş * This is me
0000-0002-6539-2039
Türkiye

Neşem Erkoç This is me
0000-0003-1816-1630
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

April 30, 2023

Publication Date

April 30, 2023

Submission Date

February 20, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 24, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Ulutaş, M., & Erkoç, N. (2023). Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, 9(1), 98-107. https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC
AMA
1.Ulutaş M, Erkoç N. Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study. JETPR. 2023;9(1):98-107. https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC
Chicago
Ulutaş, Mehmet, and Neşem Erkoç. 2023. “Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 9 (1): 98-107. https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC.
EndNote
Ulutaş M, Erkoç N (April 1, 2023) Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 9 1 98–107.
IEEE
[1]M. Ulutaş and N. Erkoç, “Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study”, JETPR, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 98–107, Apr. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC
ISNAD
Ulutaş, Mehmet - Erkoç, Neşem. “Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 9/1 (April 1, 2023): 98-107. https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC.
JAMA
1.Ulutaş M, Erkoç N. Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study. JETPR. 2023;9:98–107.
MLA
Ulutaş, Mehmet, and Neşem Erkoç. “Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, vol. 9, no. 1, Apr. 2023, pp. 98-107, https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Ulutaş, Neşem Erkoç. Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study. JETPR [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 1;9(1):98-107. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79LU66AC