THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE SCIENTIFIC EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS SURVEY

Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz Deryakulu
Res. Asst. Dr. Fatma Hazir Bikmaz
Ankara University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to adapt to Turkish and to determine the validity and reliability of The Scientific Epistemological Beliefs Survey developed by Pomeroy. The original survey was in English and had 50 items. Firstly, the original survey translated into Turkish, and obtained experts’ critics. Afterwards, both the English and Turkish forms were administered to a small group of M.E.T.U. students (n=15) in a period of one week to determine the equivalency of these two forms. Finally, the Turkish version was administered to 204 classroom teachers. The results of factor analysis indicated that the Turkish version had one factor and consisted of 30 items. The Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was also computed as .91.

Keywords
Scientific epistemological beliefs survey.

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