Developing the Historical Thinking Skill Scale at the Secondary School Level

Autor/inn/en	Meral, Elif; Basci-Namli, Zeynep; Karakus-Yilmaz, Türkan
Titel	Developing the Historical Thinking Skill Scale at the Secondary School Level
Quelle	In: International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 12 (2022) 2, S.413-440 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Meral, Elif) ORCID (Basci-Namli, Zeynep) ORCID (Karakus-Yilmaz, Türkan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-3638
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; History Instruction; Secondary School Students; Test Construction; Factor Analysis; Time Perspective; Inquiry; Empathy; Test Reliability; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Testaufbau; Faktorenanalyse; Zeitbezug; Empathie; Testreliabilität; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	This research aims to develop a set of scales that will allow the measurement of historical thinking skills of secondary school students. Expert opinion was used for the content and face validity of the scale, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used for the construct validity. A total of 817 students participated in the study, 497 of which were in the EFA study and 320 in the CFA study. As a result of EFA, a three-factor structure was obtained for each subscale which explained 55.57% of the total variance for the time and chronology perception (TCP) subscale; 52.04% of the total variance for the historical empathy (HE) subscale; and 49.01% of the total variance for the historical inquiry (HI) subscale. Findings from CFA showed that the subscales had sufficient fit indices and their reliability coefficients were within acceptable limits. Findings reveal that the scale can be used as a valid and reliable tool in determining students' historical thinking skills. [This article includes an extended summary in Turkish.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Curriculum and Instruction Association. Egitim Programlari ve Ogretim Dernegi, Hatay Sokak, No: 6/12, Kizilay, Turkey. Tel: +90-541-4690906; e-mail: ijocisjournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijocis.com/index.php/ijocis/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01