Developing The Acceptance Scale Of LEGO Robotics Instructional Practices: Validity And Reliability Studies
Abstract
In the scope of the study it was aimed to develop the
acceptance scale of LEGO robotics instructional practices to determine the
prospective teachers’ acception of LEGO robotics instructional practices. Scale
development study was carried out with the help of 360 prospective teachers
having been educated at Bartin University during the 2016-2017 academic
semester. Before testing form of the scale was applied to the prospective
teachers, they had been introduced on LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set and how to
integrate these sets into learning and teaching process. Item analysis studies
were done with the correlational analysis method and the factor structure of
the scale was determined with the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
methods. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis studies indicated
the scale had one factor and four components. The components of the scale was
called as perceived benefit, perceived easy use, intention to use and attitude.
Cronbach Alpha reliability parameter of the whole scale was found as .956 and Cronbach Alpha
reliability parameters of the components of the scale were found respectively
as .924; .929; .834, .915. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
studies as well as Cronbach Alpha parameters indicated the acceptance scale of
LEGO robotics instructional practices has been a reliable and valid data
collection tool.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Barış Çukurbaşı
BARTIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Gamze Yavuz Konokman
BARTIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Bekir Güler
BARTIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Seçil Kartal
BARTIN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
February 28, 2018
Submission Date
September 11, 2017
Acceptance Date
February 10, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 7 Number: 1
Cited By
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