Validity and reliability study of Positive Experiences at School Scale<p>Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar Ölçeği geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması
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Positive Experiences at School, The Association of Positive Features (Covitality), Gratitude, Zest, Optimism, Perseverance, Reliability, Validity, Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar, Pozitif Özelliklerin Birlikteliği (Covitality), Minnettarlık, Yaşam CoşkusuAbstract
The aim of this research is to adapt the Positive Experiences at School Scale for the Turkish culture. The study group was composed of 635 students studying in a primary school and four secondary schools in the academic year of 2013-2014 in Çanakkale. 327 of the students (52%) were female, 308 of them (48%) were male. In the research, the Positive Experiences at School Scale, the Comprehensive School Satisfaction Scale for Children and the Positive and Negative Experiences Scale were used for data collection. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, the variance explained by four subscales was 60%. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, fit indices related to the model were observed to be in acceptable level. The results of a convergent validity study showed that positive experiences at school were positively associated with school satisfaction and positive experiences, and were negatively associated with negative experiences. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as follows: .70 for gratitude, .80 for zest, .63 for optimism, .73 for perseverance and .86 for the overall scale. Results showed that the scale was a valid and reliable instrument for evaluating positive school experience in Turkish culture.
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Bu araştırmanın amacı, Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar Ölçeği'nin Türkçeye uyarlama çalışmasını yapmaktır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu Çanakkale ilinde 2013-2014 eğitim-öğretim yılında bir ilkokul ve dört ortaokulda öğrenim gören 635 öğrenciden oluşmaktadır. Öğrencilerin 327’si (%52) kız, 308’i (%48) erkektir. Araştırmada veri toplamak için Okulda Pozitif Yaşantılar Ölçeği, Çocuklar İçin Kapsamlı Okul Doyumu Ölçeği ve Olumlu ve Olumsuz Yaşantı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda dört alt boyutun açıklamış olduğu varyans %60'tır. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonucunda modele ilişkin uyum indekslerinin kabul edilebilir düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür. Uyum geçerliği çalışması sonuçları okulda pozitif yaşantıların okul doyumu ve pozitif yaşantılar ile olumlu; negatif yaşantılar ile olumsuz ilişkili olduğunu göstermiştir. Ölçeğin Cronbach alfa iç tutarlık katsayısı minnettarlık için .70, yaşam coşkusu için .80, iyimserlik için .63, sebat için .73 ve ölçeğin geneli için .86 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Bulgular ölçeğin Türk kültüründe pozitif okul yaşantılarını değerlendirmeye yönelik geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçme aracı olduğunu göstermiştir.
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