DEVELOPING THE ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCREEN READING SCALE (ATSRS): A VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY
Journal Title: International Journal of Langauges' Education and Teaching - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Screen reading has become a way of reading that individuals often use as tablet computers and smart phones have come into daily life. In this regard, students often use screen reading in their daily lives as well as in the classroom environment with technological tools. The aim of this study is to develop a scale to measure students' attitudes towards screen reading. The draft scale were formed by evaluating the items prepared with this aim based on expert opinion. The participants were elementary fourth graders. The draft scale was administered to a total of 203 students, 98 female and 105 male, in elementary schools in the city of Denizli. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to examine the construct validity of the scale. This analysis revealed five sub-factors. The factor loading values of the items ranged between 0,89 and 0,53 in the first sub-factor, between 0,58 and 0,46 in the second sub-factor, between 0,69 and 0,47 in the third sub-factor, between 0,72 and 0,43 in the fourth sub-factor and between 0,71 and 0,31 in the fifth sub-factor. As a result of the analyses, "Attitudes Towards Screen Reading Scale (ATSRS)" consisting of 29 Likert-type items was finalised. The Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was found as 0,83 for the first sub-factor, 0,70 for the second sub-factor, 0,71 for the third sub-factor, 0,82 for the fourth sub-factor, 0,77 for the fifth sub-factor, and 0,84 for the whole scale. Based on these results, the validity and reliability findings of the scale can be said to be at the expected level.
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Fatma Susar Kırmızı
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- DOI 10.18298/ijlet.1675
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