Research Article

Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study

Volume: 8 Number: 3 July 25, 2021
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Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study

Abstract

This study is an attitude scale development study that reveals high school students (9th, 10th, 11th grades) literary curiosity. It is thought that students with high literary curiosity have a reading culture. Reading culture is a reading level reached by transforming reading into a habit and critical reading skill. The scale created for this purpose is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 30 items. The scales pilot study was conducted on 522 high school students in the fall semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to assess the construct validity of the scale. A relationship was found between the variables in the factor analysis of the items (KMO=0.955>0.60). This size was sufficient for factor analysis. As a result of the factor analysis, the variables were gathered under four factors with a total explained variance of 52.664%. The Cronbach’s Alpha (α) internal consistency coefficient for the scale items was found to be 0.945. According to the scale and test-retest findings, the scale scores differed in the bottom 27% and top 27% groups. Therefore, the literary curiosity scale was found out to be a valid and reliable instrument considering the alpha for reliability, the explained variance value, and the factor loads.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 25, 2021

Submission Date

March 30, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 20, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
Şimşek, N. D., & Sontay, F. (2021). Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 8(3), 209-221. https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD
AMA
1.Şimşek ND, Sontay F. Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study. IJPES. 2021;8(3):209-221. https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD
Chicago
Şimşek, Nil Didem, and Fatih Sontay. 2021. “Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study”. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 8 (3): 209-21. https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD.
EndNote
Şimşek ND, Sontay F (July 1, 2021) Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 8 3 209–221.
IEEE
[1]N. D. Şimşek and F. Sontay, “Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study”, IJPES, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 209–221, July 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD
ISNAD
Şimşek, Nil Didem - Sontay, Fatih. “Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study”. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies 8/3 (July 1, 2021): 209-221. https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD.
JAMA
1.Şimşek ND, Sontay F. Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study. IJPES. 2021;8:209–221.
MLA
Şimşek, Nil Didem, and Fatih Sontay. “Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study”. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2021, pp. 209-21, https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD.
Vancouver
1.Nil Didem Şimşek, Fatih Sontay. Literary Curiosity Scale for Secondary Education Students: A Scale Development Study. IJPES [Internet]. 2021 Jul. 1;8(3):209-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA49KG59MD