A Study of Developing an Environmental Attitude Scale for Primary School Students

Year 2018, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 32 - 45, 31.01.2018

Eyup Artvinli Zulfiye Melis Demir

Abstract

The aim of this research is to develop an
instrument that measures environmental attitudes of third grade students. The
study was completed in six stages: creating scale items, content validity
study, item total and remaining item correlation study, determining item
discrimination, determining construct validity study and examining the internal
consistency reliability of Cronbach’s Alpha. In this research, quantitative
research methods and techniques were used. According to the data obtained from
exploratory factor analysis, scale came under three sub-factors as “Positive
Environmental Behaviors”, “Environmental Knowledge and Awareness” and “Negative
Environmental Behaviors”. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, it
is determined that chi square/df, RMSEA value and the other statistical
significance levels are consistent with the collected data. Cronbach’s Alpha
coefficient was taken between 0.71-0.94 for sub-scales and 0.93 for the total
scale. In the light of these data, it is concluded that the environmental
attitude scale has the validity and reliability.

Keywords

Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Validity, Reliability, Attitude, Environment, Elementary school

References

• Artvinli, E. & Demir, Z.M. (2018). A study of developing an environmental attitude scale for primary school students. Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health (JESEH), 4(1), 32-45.