The Validity and Relıability Of Turkish Version Of The Student Interest Scale

The aim of the present study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish Version of the Student Interest Scale (Mazer, 2013b). Participants were 258 undergraduate students. The results of the exploratory factor analysis indicated that the original structure of the Student Interest Scale consisting 16 items and 2 factors was replicated. Two factors accounted for the 59% of the total variance. Results of confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the sixteen items loaded on two factors (emotional and cognitive; x²= 245.88, df= 99, RMSEA= .076, NFI= .90, NNFI= .92, CFI= .94, IFI= .94, SRMR= .056). The corrected item-total correlations ranged from .56 to .78. Internal consistency reliability coefficients were .90 for emotional interest subscale, .89 for cognitive interest subscale. These results demonstrate that this scale is a valid and reliable instrument.