The Validity and Reliability Study of The Turkish Version of The Preparedness to Teach Scale

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 6, 2311 - 2326, 15.11.2017

İbrahim Yıldırım Mahmut Kalman

Öz

The purpose of the study was to adapt the Preparedness
to Teach Scale into Turkish and investigate the psychometric properties of the
scale. The research was conducted in the academic year of 2015-2016 with the
participation of a total of 535 prospective teachers. In the adaptation
process, first of all the linguistic equivalence of the translation of the
scale was examined. Then a positive, strong and significant correlation was
detected between the Turkish and English forms of the scale. As a result of the
validity and reliability study, a four-factor scale with 20 items was formed.
It may be suggested that the Turkish version of the Preparedness to Teach Scale
is a valid and reliable instrument which can be used to determine prospective
teachers’ preparedness to teach. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Preparedness to teach, scale adaptation, validity and reliability, preservice teachers

Öğretmenliğe Hazır Olma Ölçeği’nin Türkçe Formunun Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Öz

Bu
araştırmanın amacı, Öğretmenliğe Hazır Olma Ölçeğini Türkçe’ye uyarlamak ve
ölçeğin psikometrik özelliklerini incelemektir. Araştırma 2015-2016 Öğretim
Yılı Güz döneminde toplam 535 öğretmen adayı ile yürütülmüştür. Ölçeğin Türkçe’ye
uyarlanması sürecinde ilk olarak ölçeğin çevirisine ilişkin dilsel eşdeğerliği
incelenmiş ve İngilizce ile Türkçe formlara ilişkin puanlar arasında pozitif
yönde, yüksek düzeyde ve anlamlı bir korelasyon saptanmıştır. Sonrasında
yapılan geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları neticesinde 20 maddeden oluşan dört faktörlü
bir ölçek elde edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, Öğretmenliğe Hazır Olma Ölçeği Türkçe
formunun öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenliğe hazır olma durumlarını ölçmek
amacıyla kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğu
söylenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Öğretmenliğe hazır olma, ölçek uyarlama, güvenirlik ve geçerlik, öğretmen adayları

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