Research Article

The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish

Volume: 13 Number: 1 April 30, 2023
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The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish

Abstract

Chemistry laboratories are an essential and indispensable part of chemistry education; however, the process in the laboratory cannot fully provide the desired gains. Although various scales in the literature address the process in the chemistry laboratory from different perspectives and enable evaluations, a new perspective on the process is student engagement. By determining to what extent and how students engage in the process, the chemistry laboratory can be carried out more effectively, and the efficiency of the teaching process can be increased by making the necessary arrangements. This study aimed to adapt the scale (Smith and Alonso, 2020) from international literature to Turkish and to determine its validity and reliability. For this purpose, the original scale went through the translation phase, and its language validity was checked. The sample of this study consists of 242 students who continue their education in Sakarya University (N= 158) and Gazi University (N=84) Education faculties, Science teaching and Classroom teaching departments. Then its construct validity was ensured by Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Its reliability was studied by determining the internal consistency coefficient. At the same time, the comparison of the data according to some demographic characteristics was also carried out. As a result, The Student Engagement in The General Chemistry Laboratory Scale adapted to our language is a valid and reliable scale consisting of 25 items and six factors.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 30, 2023

Publication Date

April 30, 2023

Submission Date

November 22, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 2, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Atabek-yiğit, E., & Şenöz, A. B. (2023). The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 13(1), 103-118. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1208528
AMA
1.Atabek-yiğit E, Şenöz AB. The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish. SUJE. 2023;13(1):103-118. doi:10.19126/suje.1208528
Chicago
Atabek-yiğit, Elif, and Ahmet Burak Şenöz. 2023. “The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 13 (1): 103-18. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1208528.
EndNote
Atabek-yiğit E, Şenöz AB (April 1, 2023) The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish. Sakarya University Journal of Education 13 1 103–118.
IEEE
[1]E. Atabek-yiğit and A. B. Şenöz, “The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish”, SUJE, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 103–118, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.19126/suje.1208528.
ISNAD
Atabek-yiğit, Elif - Şenöz, Ahmet Burak. “The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 13/1 (April 1, 2023): 103-118. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.1208528.
JAMA
1.Atabek-yiğit E, Şenöz AB. The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish. SUJE. 2023;13:103–118.
MLA
Atabek-yiğit, Elif, and Ahmet Burak Şenöz. “The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 13, no. 1, Apr. 2023, pp. 103-18, doi:10.19126/suje.1208528.
Vancouver
1.Elif Atabek-yiğit, Ahmet Burak Şenöz. The Adaptation Study of The Student Engagement in the General Chemistry Laboratory Scale to Turkish. SUJE. 2023 Apr. 1;13(1):103-18. doi:10.19126/suje.1208528