Development of A Scale Measuring Attitudes Towards English Lesson: A Study of Reliability and Validity
Öz
This study is purposed
to conduct the validity and reliability analysis of The Attitudes towards
English Lessons Scale (ATELES) which was developed with an aim to better
understand the attitudes of high school students towards English lessons. 370
high school students in Erzurum, in 2016-2017 school year, participated in the
study. Convenience sampling was used in the study. The factor structure of the
scale was analyzed through Exploratory Factor Analysis and four dimensions (significance,
knowledge, interest and avoidance) explaining the %64.55 of the total variance were obtained and
the model fit indices were at a good level (X2/sd=2,93, RMSEA=.069, SRMR: .055, RMR= .046, NFI=.97, NNFI= .98,
CFI=.98, IFI=.98, RFI=.97, AGFI=.86, GFI=.86). The analyses of internal consistency, half-split and test-retest
reliability were conducted to check the reliability of the scale and enough
scores were reached for scale reliability. Taking the results into account, ATELES can be said to
be a valid and reliable instrument to measure the attitudes of high school
students towards English lessons.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Bartram, Brendan (2010), Attitudes to Modern Foreign Language Learning. London, UK: Continuum.
- Bilgin Cebeci, Fatma. (2006), The Attitudes of Vocational and Technical High Schools Students towards English. Unpublished master’s thesis, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
- Bryman, Alan. & Duncan Cramer (2001), Quantitative Data Analysis With SPSS Release 10 for Cole, D.A. (1987). Utility of confirmatory factor analysis in test validation research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 1019-1031.
- Büyüköztürk, Şener, (2007), Sosyal Bilimler İçin Veri Analizi El Kitabı. Ankara: Pegem Akademik Yayıncılık.
- Field, Andy. (2009), Discovering Statistic Using SPSS for Windows. London: SAGE Publications.
- Gardner, Robert. & Wallace Lambert (1972), Attitudes and Motivation in Second Language Learning. Rowley, MA: Newbury House.
- Gökçe, Sevgi (2008), Attitudes and Motivational Intensity of Foreign Language Learners at Vocational High Schools: A Comparative Study. Unpublished master’s thesis, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
- Gömleksiz, Mehmet Nuri (2010), “An Evaluation of Students’ attitudes toward English Language Learning in terms of Several Variables”, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 9 913-918. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.258.
- Hu, Li-tze. T., & Peter. M.Bentler (1999), “Cutoff Criteria For Fit Indexes In Covariance Structural Analysis: Conventional Criteria Versus New Alternatives”, Structural Equation Modeling, 6(1), 55-65.
- Hussein, Gülşe, Mukaddes Demirok & Hüseyin Uzunboylu (2009), “Undergraduate Student’s Attitudes towards English Language”, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 1, 431-433. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.077
- Kazazoğlu, Semin (2013), “The Effect of Attitudes Towards Turkish and English Courses on Academic Achievement”, Education and Science 38(170), 294-307.
- Kline, Rex .B (2011), An Easy Guide to Factor Analysis. New York: The Guilford Press
- Landis, J. Richard & Gary Koch (1977), “The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data”, Biometrics, 33, 159-174.
- Latchanna, Gara & Asrat Dagnew (2009), Attitude of Teachers towards the Use of Active Learning Methods. E-journal of All India Association for Educational Research, 21(1).
- Lightbown, Patsy & Nina Spada (2011), How Languages are Learned, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Marcoulides, George & Randall Schumacher (2001), New Developments and Techniques in Structural Equation Modeling. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
- Mayrin, Irizarry (2006), Attitudes of Ninth Graders in a Rural Middle School in Yauco, Puerto Rico towards the English Language and the English Class. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Porto Riko.
- Robinson, John, Phillip Shaver & Lawrence Wrightsman (1991), Criteria for Scale Selection and Evaluation in Measure of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. San Diego: California Academic Press.
- Sadighi, F. & Zarafshan, M. (2006). “Effects of Attitude and Motivation on the Use of Language Learning Strategies by Iranian EFL University Students.” Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities of Shiraz University, 23(1), 71-80.
- Schriesheim, Chester & Regina Eisenbach (1995), An Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analytic Investigation of Item Wording Effects on Obtained Factor Structures of Survey Questionnaire Measures. Journal of Management, 6, 1177-1193.
- Schumacher, Randall & Richard Lomax (2004), A Beginner’s Guide to Structual Equation Modelling. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
- Seçer, İsmail (2013), SPSS ve LISREL ile Pratik Veri Analizi: Analiz ve Raporlaştırma. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
- Tabachnick, Barbara & Linda Fidell (2001), Using Multivariate Statistics. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Yang, Anson. & Lucus Lau (2003), “Student Attitudes to the Learning of English at Secondary and Tertiary Levels”. System, 31, 107-123.
Öz
Bu araştırmanın amacı lise öğrencilerinin İngilizce derslerine
yönelik tutumlarını belirlemek üzere geliştirilen İngilizce Dersine Yönelik
Tutum Ölçeğine ait geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasını yapmaktır. Çalışma grubu
2016-2017 eğitim öğretim yılında Erzurum’da eğitim gören, uygun örneklem
yöntemiyle seçilmiş 370 lise öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Ölçeğin faktör yapısı
açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile incelenmiş ve toplam varyansın %
64.55’ini açıklayan dört boyutlu bir yapı elde edilmiş ve bu yapının model
uyumunun iyi düzeyde olduğu bulunmuştur (X2/sd=2,93, RMSEA=.069,
SRMR: .055, RMR= .046, NFI=.97, NNFI= .98, CFI=.98, IFI=.98, RFI=.97, AGFI=.86,
GFI=.86). Ölçeğin güvenirliğini belirlemek amacıyla
yapılan iç tutarlılık, iki yarı ve test tekrar test güvenirlik analizleri ölçeğin
güvenirlik açısından yeterli değerlere sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Araştırmadan
elde edilen bulgulara dayanarak, İngilizce Dersine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin lise
öğrencilerinin İngilizceye yönelik tutumlarını belirlemede kullanılabilecek
güvenirliği ve geçerliği sağladığı görülmüştür.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Bartram, Brendan (2010), Attitudes to Modern Foreign Language Learning. London, UK: Continuum.
- Bilgin Cebeci, Fatma. (2006), The Attitudes of Vocational and Technical High Schools Students towards English. Unpublished master’s thesis, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
- Bryman, Alan. & Duncan Cramer (2001), Quantitative Data Analysis With SPSS Release 10 for Cole, D.A. (1987). Utility of confirmatory factor analysis in test validation research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 1019-1031.
- Büyüköztürk, Şener, (2007), Sosyal Bilimler İçin Veri Analizi El Kitabı. Ankara: Pegem Akademik Yayıncılık.
- Field, Andy. (2009), Discovering Statistic Using SPSS for Windows. London: SAGE Publications.
- Gardner, Robert. & Wallace Lambert (1972), Attitudes and Motivation in Second Language Learning. Rowley, MA: Newbury House.
- Gökçe, Sevgi (2008), Attitudes and Motivational Intensity of Foreign Language Learners at Vocational High Schools: A Comparative Study. Unpublished master’s thesis, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
- Gömleksiz, Mehmet Nuri (2010), “An Evaluation of Students’ attitudes toward English Language Learning in terms of Several Variables”, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 9 913-918. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.258.
- Hu, Li-tze. T., & Peter. M.Bentler (1999), “Cutoff Criteria For Fit Indexes In Covariance Structural Analysis: Conventional Criteria Versus New Alternatives”, Structural Equation Modeling, 6(1), 55-65.
- Hussein, Gülşe, Mukaddes Demirok & Hüseyin Uzunboylu (2009), “Undergraduate Student’s Attitudes towards English Language”, Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 1, 431-433. doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.077
- Kazazoğlu, Semin (2013), “The Effect of Attitudes Towards Turkish and English Courses on Academic Achievement”, Education and Science 38(170), 294-307.
- Kline, Rex .B (2011), An Easy Guide to Factor Analysis. New York: The Guilford Press
- Landis, J. Richard & Gary Koch (1977), “The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data”, Biometrics, 33, 159-174.
- Latchanna, Gara & Asrat Dagnew (2009), Attitude of Teachers towards the Use of Active Learning Methods. E-journal of All India Association for Educational Research, 21(1).
- Lightbown, Patsy & Nina Spada (2011), How Languages are Learned, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Marcoulides, George & Randall Schumacher (2001), New Developments and Techniques in Structural Equation Modeling. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
- Mayrin, Irizarry (2006), Attitudes of Ninth Graders in a Rural Middle School in Yauco, Puerto Rico towards the English Language and the English Class. Unpublished master’s thesis, University of Puerto Rico, Porto Riko.
- Robinson, John, Phillip Shaver & Lawrence Wrightsman (1991), Criteria for Scale Selection and Evaluation in Measure of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes. San Diego: California Academic Press.
- Sadighi, F. & Zarafshan, M. (2006). “Effects of Attitude and Motivation on the Use of Language Learning Strategies by Iranian EFL University Students.” Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities of Shiraz University, 23(1), 71-80.
- Schriesheim, Chester & Regina Eisenbach (1995), An Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analytic Investigation of Item Wording Effects on Obtained Factor Structures of Survey Questionnaire Measures. Journal of Management, 6, 1177-1193.
- Schumacher, Randall & Richard Lomax (2004), A Beginner’s Guide to Structual Equation Modelling. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
- Seçer, İsmail (2013), SPSS ve LISREL ile Pratik Veri Analizi: Analiz ve Raporlaştırma. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
- Tabachnick, Barbara & Linda Fidell (2001), Using Multivariate Statistics. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Yang, Anson. & Lucus Lau (2003), “Student Attitudes to the Learning of English at Secondary and Tertiary Levels”. System, 31, 107-123.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 23 Nisan 2018 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018Cilt: 8 Sayı: 15 |
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