Social Emotional Learning Scale: The Study of Validity and Reliability

Year 2013, Issue: 25, 23 - 34, 30.01.2014

Serhat Arslan , Ahmet Akın

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Social Emotional Learning Scale (SELS; Coryn, Spybrook, Evergreen & Blinkiewicz, 2009). The sample of this study consisted of 300 primary school students. Results of language equivalency showed that the correlations between Turkish and English items were ranging from .72 to .95. Results of confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the three-dimensional model was well fit (RMSEA=.049, NFI=.96, CFI=.98, IFI=.98, RFI=.95, GFI=.92, AGFI=.90). The internal consistency coefficients of the scale was .90. Also the three-week interval test-retest reliability coefficients of the scale was .71. Overall findings demonstrated that Turkish version of the Social Emotional Learning Scale had adequate validity and reliability scores.

Keywords

Social emotional learning, validity, reliability.

Sosyal Duygusal Öğrenme Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Sosyal duygusal öğrenme ölçeği’ nin (SDÖÖ; Coryn, Spybrook, Evergreen & Blinkiewicz, 2009) Türkçe formunun geçerlik ve güvenirliğini incelemektir. Araştırma 300 ilköğretim öğrencisi üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Dilsel eşdeğerlik çalışmasında, SDÖÖ’ nün Türkçe ve orijinal formlarında bulunan maddeler arasındaki korelasyon katsayıları .72 ile .95 sıralanmaktır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizinde üç boyutlu modelin iyi uyum verdiği görülmüştür (RMSEA=.049, NFI=.96, CFI=.98, IFI=.98, RFI=.95, GFI=.92, AGFI=.90).SDÖÖ’nün iç tutarlılık güvenirlik katsayısı .90, test-tekrar test güvenirlik katsayısı ise .71 olarak bulunmuştur. Bu sonuçlar, SDÖÖ’nün Türkçe formunun geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Sosyal duygusal öğrenme, geçerlik, güvenirlik

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