Author/Authors
ÇAKIR, S. Gülfem Akdeniz Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey , ERDOĞAN, Mehmet Akdeniz Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey
Title Of Article
THE ADAPTATION OF THE LEARNER EMPOWERMENT SCALE: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDIES
شماره ركورد
40183
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to adapt Learning Empowerment Scale into Turkish culture and to present the psychometric properties of the scale. Turkish form of the scale was firstly administered to 271 university students and then the collected data was subjected to explanatory factor analysis (EFA) to reveal the factor structure of the scale. EFA indicated three-factor structure that resemble the original factor-structure and explained %65.26 of the total variance. However, 12 items were excluded since they did not satisfy the necessary criteria. The revised form of the scale was applied to 247 university students to validate the factor structure observed in EFA through using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). CFA indicated that the model observed in EFA was validated for Turkish culture. There are three sub-scales of LES; Impact (10 items, α =.90), Meaningfulness (7 items, α = .90), and Competency (6 items, α = .88). It was reached to conclusion that the LES could yield valid and reliable results when it is used for assessing university students’ learner empowerment levels in a course in terms of meaningfulness, impact and competency dimesions.
From Page
297
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Learner empowerment , scale adaptation , university students
JournalTitle
Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences
To Page
307
JournalTitle
Mustafa Kemal University Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences
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