The Validity and Reliability Study of The Turkish Version of The Preparedness to Teach Scale
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to adapt the Preparedness
to Teach Scale into Turkish and investigate the psychometric properties of the
scale. The research was conducted in the academic year of 2015-2016 with the
participation of a total of 535 prospective teachers. In the adaptation
process, first of all the linguistic equivalence of the translation of the
scale was examined. Then a positive, strong and significant correlation was
detected between the Turkish and English forms of the scale. As a result of the
validity and reliability study, a four-factor scale with 20 items was formed.
It may be suggested that the Turkish version of the Preparedness to Teach Scale
is a valid and reliable instrument which can be used to determine prospective
teachers’ preparedness to teach.
Keywords
Preparedness to teach,scale adaptation,validity and reliability,preservice teachers
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