Research Article

The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 15, 2025
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The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale

Abstract

Student academic optimism is a critical factor that positively influences students' educational processes by contributing to their academic, psychological, social, and emotional development. In this regard, revealing the current state of students' academic optimism holds great importance for developing educational strategies and creating supportive programs for students. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to assess student academic optimism. The research was conducted based on quantitative research methods, following a four-stage process in the scale development phase: preparing the draft scale, obtaining expert opinions, conducting a pilot study, and performing validity and reliability analyses. In the preparation phase of the draft scale, a literature review was scrutinized, and interviews with 10 students were analyzed. The item pool was reviewed by experts, adjustments were made, and a pilot study was conducted to identify whether or not any items that decreased internal consistency. For the validity and reliability analysis, principal components analysis was utilized to examine construct validity. The analysis revealed that the scale exhibited a three-factor structure consisting of 26 items. Considering the common meanings of the items within these factors, the three factors were named as Trust in Teachers, Academic Emphasis, and Identification with School. Internal consistency coefficients, including Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega, were calculated for both the sub-dimensions and the overall scale, determining that the scale and its sub-dimensions had a high level of internal consistency. The structure of the scale was confirmed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis and it was determined that the compatibility of the model with the data was good. Fit indices support how well the scale matches the theoretical model and confirm the validity of the scale. It has been revealed that the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale, which was developed as a result of the research, is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to measure academic optimism.

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Ethical Statement

* This study was produced from the master's thesis prepared by Elif KOCA supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuba AKPOLAT. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT There is no conflict of interest. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS STATEMENT The author declares that research and publication ethics are followed in this study. The necessary permission to conduct the study was obtained from Social and Human Sciences Research and Publication Ethics Committee of Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar University (15.12.2022-88947) AUTHOR LIABILITY STATEMENT The authors declare that the “Conceptual Framework, Research, Data Analysis, Visualization” part of this work was done by Elif KOCA, “Method Design, Data Analysis, Review and Editing, Visualization” part of this work was done by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuba AKPOLAT.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Curriculum and Instration (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 15, 2025

Submission Date

January 27, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 13, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Koca, E., & Akpolat, T. (2025). The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, 10(1), 192-228. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1623948
AMA
1.Koca E, Akpolat T. The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale. J-LER. 2025;10(1):192-228. doi:10.29250/sead.1623948
Chicago
Koca, Elif, and Tuba Akpolat. 2025. “The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10 (1): 192-228. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1623948.
EndNote
Koca E, Akpolat T (March 1, 2025) The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10 1 192–228.
IEEE
[1]E. Koca and T. Akpolat, “The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale”, J-LER, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 192–228, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.29250/sead.1623948.
ISNAD
Koca, Elif - Akpolat, Tuba. “The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research 10/1 (March 1, 2025): 192-228. https://doi.org/10.29250/sead.1623948.
JAMA
1.Koca E, Akpolat T. The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale. J-LER. 2025;10:192–228.
MLA
Koca, Elif, and Tuba Akpolat. “The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale”. The Journal of Limitless Education and Research, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 192-28, doi:10.29250/sead.1623948.
Vancouver
1.Elif Koca, Tuba Akpolat. The Validity and Reliability Study of the Student Academic Optimism Attitude Scale. J-LER. 2025 Mar. 1;10(1):192-228. doi:10.29250/sead.1623948

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