Adaptation of Character and Values as Global Citizens Assessment Questionnaire into Turkish: Validity and Reliability Study
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to generate a Turkish version of the Character and
Values as Global Citizens Assessment (CVGCA) questionnaire originally developed
by Lee, Yoo, Choi, Kim, Krajcik, Herman and Zeidler (2013). The CVGCA
questionnaire composed of three structural characteristics -ecological
worldview, social and moral compassion, and socioscientific
accountability. The Turkish version of
the scale was administered to 241 junior and senior pre-service science
teachers. Exploratory factor analysis
(EFA) was conducted and produced a four factor structure for the Turkish
version of the CVGCA questionnaire that included: sustainable development,
empathetic concerns, moral and ethical sensitivity, and willingness to act. In
order to check the factor structure explored by EFA, the CFA analysis was
followed. CFA analysis confirmed the four factor structures found in EFA
analysis. This study provided a valid and reliable Turkish version of CVGCA
questionnaire for future studies.
Keywords
Socioscientific issues,Character education,Value Education,Global citizenship
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