Development and Validation of Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale

Data has become an essential part of educational decisions about teaching and learning, classroom-level issues, management or a range of other decisions faced by educators. Due to the widespread use of data, which is a resource used and benefited from in making qualified decisions, the need for a va...

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Main Authors: Barzan Batuk, Hasan Basri Memduhoğlu
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Language:English
Published: Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi 2025-08-01
Series:Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4340830
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description Data has become an essential part of educational decisions about teaching and learning, classroom-level issues, management or a range of other decisions faced by educators. Due to the widespread use of data, which is a resource used and benefited from in making qualified decisions, the need for a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the perceptions of administrators and teachers towards data-driven decision making in schools has arisen. For this purpose, a five-point Likert-type scale called "Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale" was developed through a systematic process. The sample of the study consisted of 584 teachers and administrators for exploratory factor analysis and 392 teachers and administrators for confirmatory factor analysis. The McDonald’s omega (ω) and Cronbach’s alpha (α) coefficients calculated for the scale were found to be in the range of .84 – .96, and the CR and AVE values were above .60 and between .52–.60, respectively, indicating sufficient reliability and convergent validity. After the validity and reliability were ensured, the final version of the Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale consisted of 23 items and three dimensions. These dimensions are data collection and storage, data analysis and interpretation, and data-driven culture. The analysis's findings demonstrate that the 3DM-School is a valid and reliable measuring instrument for figuring out how administrators and teachers feel about making decisions in schools based on data.
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spelling doaj-art-ebc2ff0831ac47b2ada6428a0c10e0462025-08-20T02:57:59ZengVan Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiVan Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi1305-20202025-08-012225485731655Development and Validation of Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools ScaleBarzan Batuk0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1393-2814Hasan Basri Memduhoğlu1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5592-2166SİİRT ÜNİVERSİTESİSİİRT ÜNİVERSİTESİData has become an essential part of educational decisions about teaching and learning, classroom-level issues, management or a range of other decisions faced by educators. Due to the widespread use of data, which is a resource used and benefited from in making qualified decisions, the need for a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the perceptions of administrators and teachers towards data-driven decision making in schools has arisen. For this purpose, a five-point Likert-type scale called "Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale" was developed through a systematic process. The sample of the study consisted of 584 teachers and administrators for exploratory factor analysis and 392 teachers and administrators for confirmatory factor analysis. The McDonald’s omega (ω) and Cronbach’s alpha (α) coefficients calculated for the scale were found to be in the range of .84 – .96, and the CR and AVE values were above .60 and between .52–.60, respectively, indicating sufficient reliability and convergent validity. After the validity and reliability were ensured, the final version of the Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale consisted of 23 items and three dimensions. These dimensions are data collection and storage, data analysis and interpretation, and data-driven culture. The analysis's findings demonstrate that the 3DM-School is a valid and reliable measuring instrument for figuring out how administrators and teachers feel about making decisions in schools based on data.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4340830data-driven decision makingdata for school managementscale developmentveriye dayalı karar almaokullarda veri yönetimiölçek geliştirme
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Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
data-driven decision making
data for school management
scale development
veriye dayalı karar alma
okullarda veri yönetimi
ölçek geliştirme
title Development and Validation of Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale
title_full Development and Validation of Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale
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title_short Development and Validation of Data-Driven Decision Making in Schools Scale
title_sort development and validation of data driven decision making in schools scale
topic data-driven decision making
data for school management
scale development
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