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Yazmaya İlişkin Tutum Ölçeğinin Türkçe Uyarlama Çalışmaları
Adaptation of Writing Attitude Survey into Turkish Language

Author(s): Ömer Faruk Tavşanlı, Asude Bilgina, Kasım Yıldırım
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, School education, Methodology and research technology, Philology, Turkic languages
Published by: T.C. MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ
Keywords: Attitude toward writing; writing instruction; elementary school students; adapting scale;

Summary/Abstract: This present research aimed to adapt “The Writing Attitude Survey” into Turkish language. The data for factor analysis and Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency reliability was obtained from 289 second grade elementary school students. The scale, which is consisted of 18 items, revealed one factor model and explained %32 variance. Factor loading of the scale ranged from .41 to .72. Item total correlation were from .42 to .70. Beside this, the internal consistency (α) .86. Additionally, factor analysis resulted good and high fit indices. In conclusion this showed that “The Writing Attitude Survey” adapted into Turkish language was acceptable.

  • Issue Year: 5/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 267-282
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Turkish