Research Article

Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study

Volume: 13 Number: 1 January 17, 2024
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Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

The aim of this research is to adapt the Real and Electronic Communication Skills Scale (RECS) to Turkish samples. The study consists of two stages. In the first stage, linguistic validity, exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency coefficient, test-retest, and item analysis studies were conducted with 680 adolescents. In the second stage, confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity were carried out with 409 participants. The findings obtained in the first stage indicated that the Real Communication Skills (RCS) subscale and the Electronic Communication Skills (ECS) subscale explained 60.64% and 58% of the total variance, respectively. It was determined that item factor loads varied between .62 and .89 for RCS and between .55 and .89 for ECS. The internal consistency coefficient and test-retest values were good. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis performed in the second stage, the goodness of fit indexes of the scale were good (χ2=803.43; df=451; χ2/df=1.78; p=0.00; RMSEA=.044; SRMR=.04; GFI=.90; AGFI=.85; CFI=.98; NFI=.95; IFI =.98; RFI = .95). The concurrent validity analyses indicated that it had significant relationships with the Social Skills Scale, the Communication Skills Scale, and the Shyness Scale. As a result of the analyses, it can be said that the Turkish version of the RECS is valid and reliable.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 17, 2023

Publication Date

January 17, 2024

Submission Date

June 14, 2022

Acceptance Date

October 4, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Eraslan Çapan, B., Kırteke, S., & Bakioğlu, F. (2024). Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, 13(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.1130786
AMA
1.Eraslan Çapan B, Kırteke S, Bakioğlu F. Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study. BUEFAD. 2024;13(1):1-11. doi:10.14686/buefad.1130786
Chicago
Eraslan Çapan, Bahtiyar, Sami Kırteke, and Fuad Bakioğlu. 2024. “Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 13 (1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.1130786.
EndNote
Eraslan Çapan B, Kırteke S, Bakioğlu F (January 1, 2024) Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 13 1 1–11.
IEEE
[1]B. Eraslan Çapan, S. Kırteke, and F. Bakioğlu, “Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study”, BUEFAD, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1–11, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.14686/buefad.1130786.
ISNAD
Eraslan Çapan, Bahtiyar - Kırteke, Sami - Bakioğlu, Fuad. “Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education 13/1 (January 1, 2024): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.14686/buefad.1130786.
JAMA
1.Eraslan Çapan B, Kırteke S, Bakioğlu F. Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study. BUEFAD. 2024;13:1–11.
MLA
Eraslan Çapan, Bahtiyar, et al. “Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study”. Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education, vol. 13, no. 1, Jan. 2024, pp. 1-11, doi:10.14686/buefad.1130786.
Vancouver
1.Bahtiyar Eraslan Çapan, Sami Kırteke, Fuad Bakioğlu. Adaptation of The Real and Electronic Communication Skills Questionnaire to Turkish Samples: Validity and Reliability Study. BUEFAD. 2024 Jan. 1;13(1):1-11. doi:10.14686/buefad.1130786

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