A Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Computational Thinking Scale

Autor/inn/en	Gök, Ahmet; Karamete, Aysen
Titel	A Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Computational Thinking Scale
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 6 (2023) 2, S.421-437 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gök, Ahmet) ORCID (Karamete, Aysen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computation; Thinking Skills; Computer Literacy; Programming; Translation; Turkish; Secondary School Students; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Likert Scales; Factor Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Denkfähigkeit; Computerkenntnisse; Programmierung; Türkisch; Sekundarschüler; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Likert-Skala; Faktorenanalyse; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to adapt the computational thinking scale developed by Tsai, Liang and Hsu (2021) into Turkish in order to determine the computational thinking skill levels of secondary school students according to such basic elements defined by Selby and Woollard (2013) as abstraction, decomposition, algorithmic thinking, evaluation and generalization and to do the related validity and reliability study. A total of 454 high school students (9th-12th grade) determined with the convenient sampling method constituted the sample of the study. The original scale was made up of 19 5-point Likert-type items. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to examine the conformity of the data collected via the adapted scale to the five-factor structure of the original scale. As a result of CFA, it was seen that the factor structure of the original scale was preserved. The reliability of the scale was checked with the internal consistency coefficient for the whole scale and its factors. The Cronbach Alpha coefficients obtained were 0.84 and McDonald's omega coefficients obtained were 0.86. The scale's Turkish adaptation was found to be a valid and trustworthy measurement tool for establishing the computational thinking proficiency levels of students in high school. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning. Necatibey Faculty of Education, Balikesir University, Balikesir, 10100, Turkey. Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jetol
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01