Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the ChatGPT Usage Scale

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 47 - 60, 31.12.2025

Barzan Batuk , Nuri Türk , Mustafa Özmen

Öz

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are actively used by academics and students. ChatGPT stands out among the AI tools most used by undergraduate and graduate students. ChatGPT offers students idea development and academic writing support for their assignments and research. This study examined the validity and reliability of the ChatGPT Usage Scale in Turkish culture. The ChatGPT Usage Scale consists of three subscales: Academic Writing Aid, Academic Task Support, and Reliance and Trust. The study participants consisted of 332 undergraduate and graduate students. Reliability analyses conducted on the ChatGPT Usage Scale show that Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega values ranged from .87 to .96. According to the results of the study's Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), the fit indices of the ChatGPT Usage Scale were determined to be good. The results of the scale's item discriminant analysis and item-total correlation values were found to be at acceptable levels. Furthermore, the scale's high item factor loadings and convergent validity demonstrate its construct validity. All research findings demonstrate that the Turkish version of the ChatGPT Usage Scale is reliable and valid. Therefore, this scale is expected to make significant contributions to future studies on the integration of AI and ChatGPT into the Turkish education system.

Anahtar Kelimeler

ChatGPT Usage , Artificial Intelligence , Scale Adaptation

ChatGPT Kullanım Ölçeği'nin Türkçe Versiyonunun Psikometrik Özellikleri

Öz

Yapay Zeka (YZ) araçları, akademisyenler ve öğrenciler tarafından aktif olarak kullanılmaktadır. Lisans ve lisansüstü öğrencilerinin en çok kullandığı AI araçları arasında ChatGPT ön plana çıkmaktadır. ChatGPT, öğrencilere ödevlerinde ve araştırmalarında fikir geliştirme ve akademik yazım desteği sunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, ChatGPT Kullanım Ölçeği'nin Türk kültüründe geçerlilik ve güvenilirliği incelenmiştir. ChatGPT Kullanım Ölçeği, Akademik Yazım Yardımı, Akademik Ödev Desteği ile Bağlılık ve Güven olmak üzere üç alt boyuttan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın katılımcıları, 332 lisans ve lisansüstü öğreciden oluşmaktadır. ChatGPT Kullanım Ölçeği üzerinde yürütülen güvenirlik analizleri, sonuçları Cronbach alfa ve McDonald's omega değerlerinin .87-.96 arasında değiştiğini göstermektedir. Çalışmanın Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) sonuçlarına göre, ChatGPT Kullanım Ölçeği'nin uyum indekslerinin iyi düzeyde olduğu saptanmıştır. Ölçeğin madde ayırt edicilik analizi sonuçları ve madde toplam korelasyon değerlerinin kabul edilebilir seviyede olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca ölçeğin madde faktör yüklerinin yüksek olması ve benzeşim geçerliliğini sağlaması, yapı geçerliliğini sağladığını göstermektedir. Araştırmanın tüm bulguları, ChatGPT Kullanım Ölçeği'nin Türkçe formunun güvenilir ve geçerli olduğunu göstermektedir. Dolayısla, bu ölçeğin Türk eğitim sistemine AI ve ChatGPT’nin entagrasyonu konusunda yapılacak çalışmalara önemli katkılarda bulunması beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

ChatGPT Kullanımı , Yapay Zeka , Ölçek Uyarlama

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