Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish Culture

This study aimed to obtain a measurement tool in Turkish culture to determine the motivation of university students (pre-service teachers) toward STEM based on the expectancy-value theory. For this purpose, the validity and reliability studies of the Turkish version of the STEM Value-Expectancy Asse...

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Main Authors: Yakup Özkan Ozkan, Ilbilge Dokme, Arif Acıksoz
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Language:English
Published: izzet kara 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1061301
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description This study aimed to obtain a measurement tool in Turkish culture to determine the motivation of university students (pre-service teachers) toward STEM based on the expectancy-value theory. For this purpose, the validity and reliability studies of the Turkish version of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale developed by Appianing and Van Eck (2018) were conducted. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was undertaken to check the validity of the scale administered to 196 pre-service science teachers selected by purposeful sampling and Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficients were examined for the reliability evaluation. One item that showed a tendency to be loaded on two factors in CFA was removed and the repeated CFA confirmed a good fit for the two-factor structure as in the original scale. In the reliability analysis, the internal consistency coefficients were calculated as .87 for the whole scale, .82 for the perceived value component, and .82 for the expectations of success in STEM careers component. When the validity and reliability results were evaluated together, it was concluded that the adaptation of the scale to Turkish culture was a measurement tool that has high validity and reliability that could be administered to prospective teachers.
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spelling doaj-art-4a0f6f06e81f43b2b9ba780b3f032cd12025-08-20T02:13:03Zengizzet karaInternational Journal of Assessment Tools in Education2148-74562020-06-017217719010.21449/ijate.723408618Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish CultureYakup Özkan Ozkan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2757-8123Ilbilge Dokme1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-6193Arif Acıksoz2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-3777Ministry of National EducationGazı UniversityMinistry of National EducationThis study aimed to obtain a measurement tool in Turkish culture to determine the motivation of university students (pre-service teachers) toward STEM based on the expectancy-value theory. For this purpose, the validity and reliability studies of the Turkish version of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale developed by Appianing and Van Eck (2018) were conducted. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was undertaken to check the validity of the scale administered to 196 pre-service science teachers selected by purposeful sampling and Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficients were examined for the reliability evaluation. One item that showed a tendency to be loaded on two factors in CFA was removed and the repeated CFA confirmed a good fit for the two-factor structure as in the original scale. In the reliability analysis, the internal consistency coefficients were calculated as .87 for the whole scale, .82 for the perceived value component, and .82 for the expectations of success in STEM careers component. When the validity and reliability results were evaluated together, it was concluded that the adaptation of the scale to Turkish culture was a measurement tool that has high validity and reliability that could be administered to prospective teachers.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1061301stemstem educationexpectancy-value theoryscale adaptationstemstem educationexpectancy-valuetheoryscale adaptation
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International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
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stem education
expectancy-value theory
scale adaptation
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stem education
expectancy-valuetheory
scale adaptation
title Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish Culture
title_full Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish Culture
title_fullStr Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish Culture
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish Culture
title_short Adaptation of the STEM Value-Expectancy Assessment Scale to Turkish Culture
title_sort adaptation of the stem value expectancy assessment scale to turkish culture
topic stem
stem education
expectancy-value theory
scale adaptation
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stem education
expectancy-valuetheory
scale adaptation
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1061301
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