İslam Din Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği Geliştirme Çalışması
Development of an Islamic Religious Literacy Scale

Summary/Abstract: In this study, which was conducted to develop an Islamic religious literacy scale for adults, a survey design was used using quantitative methods. In the study, a total of 381 participants were reached for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and 300 participants for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). A literature review was conducted on religious literacy, and a pool of 42 items was created and submitted to expert opinion. Based on the expert opinions, four items were removed from the pool and three items were added, resulting in a final scale of 41 items. After the EFA, 18 items that showed overlapping were removed from the scale and a structure consisting of 23 items with three dimensions was obtained. The first factor was named "Belief and Worship," the second factor "Individual Attitudes and Religion," and the third factor "Folk Beliefs." The total variance explained by the three dimensions of the scale is 54,305%. The obtained three-factor structure was tested with CFA and it was found that the structure had a good fit (x2/df= 2.084; GFI=.882; NFI=.912; CFI=.952; IFI=.952; RMSEA=.06). The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was examined for the reliability of the scale and found to be .877. A significant difference (p=.000<.05) was also found between the upper and lower 27% groups and the scale was found to be reliable. As a result, it can be said that the developed Islamic religious literacy scale for adults is valid and reliable.

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