THE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL TESTS FOR THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION SCALE

TitleTHE DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL TESTS FOR THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION SCALE
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsGül, YE, Yeşil, R.
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume82
Issue3
Start Page353-370
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedJune/2024
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7111
Keywordsequal opportunity in education, factor analysis, scale development, validity and reliability
Abstract

Although equality of opportunity in education is a current and important issue, most of the studies on this subject are based on theoretical studies rather than empirical studies. The main reason for this can be said to be the lack of a valid and reliable measurement tool in this field. For this reason, this study aims to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for determining pre-service teachers' perceptions of equality of opportunity in education. For this purpose, data were collected from four different samples using a simple random sampling technique. First, a literature review was conducted, and qualitative interviews were conducted with the first sample on equal opportunities in qualitative education. After the item pool was created, the first application was made in order to determine the factor structure of the measurement tool. Data were collected from a separate sample to test the resulting structure and perform confirmatory factor analysis. Then, in the context of reliability studies of the measurement tool, calculation of the internal consistency coefficient, extracted mean variance, composite reliability and test-retest processes were used. As a result, a valid and reliable scale for determining the perception of equality of opportunity in education consisting of three factors and 23 items has been brought to the education literature.

URLhttps://oaji.net/articles/2023/457-1718792274.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/24.82.353
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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