The Development of a 21st Century Skills and Competences Scale Directed at Teaching Candidates: Validity and Reliability Study
Abstract
The
purpose of this study is to put forth the conclusions of a validity and
reliability study for a measurement tool which aims to measure the perceptions
of teaching candidates directed at 21st century skills. Considering
development process (scanning literatüre, creating item pool, givining to
experts within the area,
pre-trial, the determination
construct validity) final form of
the scale of development. . To
determine the validity of the draft scale; the data obtained from 330 of
the teaching candidates were used for exploratory factor analysis and 330 were
used for confirmatory factor analysis. As a result of the factor analysis 42
items remained in the draft scale and these items were collected together under
three factors (Learning and Innovation,
Skills, Life and Career Skills, and Information, Media and Technology Skills). It was determined through
the compliance determinants of the confirmatory factor analysis that the 21st
century skills competence scale was comprised of 42 items and this model was
found to be appropriate both from the organisational and from the statistical
point of view. As
a result, it has been shown in the validity and reliability study of the 21st
Century skills scale, which had been developed directed at teaching candidates,
that the scale possesses a sufficient level of psychometric characteristics.
Keywords
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