ÇOCUKLAR İÇİN AÇIK ALANDA OYUN TUTUM ÖLÇEĞİ: UYARLANMASI VE PSİKOMETRİK ÖZELLİKLERİ

Yıl 2020, Sayı: 53, 59 - 82, 31.01.2020

Devrim Erdem

https://doi.org/10.21764/maeuefd.523925

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı,
çocukların açık alanda oyun oynamaya yönelik tutumlarının belirlendiği yeni bir
ölçme aracı olan açık alanda oyuna yönelik tutum (AAOT) ölçeğini Türkçe’ye  uyarlamak ve psikometrik özelliklerini
incelemek olarak ortaya konmuştur. AAOT ölçeği, 9-13 yaş çocukların açık alanda
oynamaya yönelik tutumlarının değerlendirildiği 12 madde ve iki alt ölçekten
oluşan dörtlü Likert  tipinde bir
araçtır. Aracın Türk kültürüne uygunluğu ve dilsel eşdeğerliği
değerlendirildikten sonra uygulama yapılmıştır. Özgün örneklem grubunun yaş
özellikleri göz önüne alarak 9–13 yaş arası (4.–7. sınıf) 521 öğrenciye
uygulama yapılmıştır. Türkiye örnekleminde 12 maddelik AAOT ölçeği, toplam
varyansın %54.46’sını açıklayan üç faktörlü bir yapı göstermiştir. Bu üç
faktörlü modelin gerçek verilere uyumu doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile
değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular incelendiğinde üç faktörlü yapının model uyum
indekslerinin iyi düzeyde olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Açık alanda oyunun
faydalarına ilişkin alt ölçek dört maddeden (α=.70), açık alanda
yapılandırılmamış oyuna ilişkin alt ölçek üç maddeden (α=.67) ve açık alanda
oyun oynamaya yönelik korkular alt ölçeği beş maddeden (α=.81) oluşmaktadır.
Her bir alt ölçekteki madde sayılarının azlığı dikkate alındığında iç tutarlık
katsayıları kabul edilebilir düzeydedir. Sonuç olarak, AAOT ölçeğinin Türkiye
örnekleminde kullanılabilecek geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğu
belirlenmiştir.   

Anahtar Kelimeler

Açık alan, oyun, tutum, ölçek uyarlama, DFA, ölçme değişmezliği

Kaynakça

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