Research Article

Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability

Volume: 4 Number: 3 October 31, 2022
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Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability

Abstract

This research aims to develop a valid, reliable, and valuable measurement tool that measures teachers' empathy skills. Scale development stages can be listed as follows: the creation of items, getting expert opinion, pre-test, validity study, factor analysis, and reliability study. The developed scale is a five-point Likert-empathy scale. The scale was applied to 311 female and 287 male teachers, for a total of 598 teachers in Duhok, Iraq. At the end of these applications, When the item-total correlation values of the scale were examined, it was observed that some items showed weak correlation (r< .30), so it was decided to remove 20 items out of 27 items in the Teacher Empathy Scale (TES), and a 7-item scale has been finalized. Item number 8 will be graded in reverse. A high score indicates a high empathic tendency; a low score indicates a low empathic tendency. Within the scope of the validity and reliability studies of the teacher empathy scale, Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient analysis was performed before the general reliability and calculated as 0.771 after the analysis. In order to check whether the data structure of this developed scale is appropriate, factor analysis was checked using KMO and Barlett test methods. Finally, the value of the KMO test was determined to be 0.848, and the Bartlett test was 0.878. As a result of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, a valid and reliable scale consisting of 7 items with a Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.771 was developed. It was concluded that the scale is reliable and valid for measuring teachers' empathic tendencies.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Educational Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 31, 2022

Submission Date

December 28, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 13, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 4 Number: 3

APA
Tanhan, F., Kasap, S., Hasan, F., & Ünsal, F. (2022). Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability. Humanistic Perspective, 4(3), 493-511. https://doi.org/10.47793/hp.1049794
AMA
1.Tanhan F, Kasap S, Hasan F, Ünsal F. Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability. Humanistic Perspective. 2022;4(3):493-511. doi:10.47793/hp.1049794
Chicago
Tanhan, Fuat, Suleyman Kasap, Fırat Hasan, and Fırat Ünsal. 2022. “Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability”. Humanistic Perspective 4 (3): 493-511. https://doi.org/10.47793/hp.1049794.
EndNote
Tanhan F, Kasap S, Hasan F, Ünsal F (October 1, 2022) Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability. Humanistic Perspective 4 3 493–511.
IEEE
[1]F. Tanhan, S. Kasap, F. Hasan, and F. Ünsal, “Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability”, Humanistic Perspective, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 493–511, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.47793/hp.1049794.
ISNAD
Tanhan, Fuat - Kasap, Suleyman - Hasan, Fırat - Ünsal, Fırat. “Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability”. Humanistic Perspective 4/3 (October 1, 2022): 493-511. https://doi.org/10.47793/hp.1049794.
JAMA
1.Tanhan F, Kasap S, Hasan F, Ünsal F. Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability. Humanistic Perspective. 2022;4:493–511.
MLA
Tanhan, Fuat, et al. “Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability”. Humanistic Perspective, vol. 4, no. 3, Oct. 2022, pp. 493-11, doi:10.47793/hp.1049794.
Vancouver
1.Fuat Tanhan, Suleyman Kasap, Fırat Hasan, Fırat Ünsal. Development of Teacher Empathy Scale: A Study of Validity and Reliability. Humanistic Perspective. 2022 Oct. 1;4(3):493-511. doi:10.47793/hp.1049794

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