Turkish Adaptation of the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale: Validity and Reliability Study

Authors : Seda TÜFEKÇİBAŞI, Mustafa ŞAHİN
Pages : 612-628
Doi:10.19126/suje.1126760
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Publication Date : 2022-12-15
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Abstract. This study aims to adapt the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale into Turkish and to conduct validity and reliability studies. The sample group of the study consisted of 245 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(62 male, 183 female); university students. In the study, the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale, the Academic Procrastination Behavior Scale, and the Student Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Authorship Scale were used. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, it was seen that the scale had a three-factor structure, and this structure explained %57.01 of the total variance. The results of confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the fit values of the three-factor structure were at a good level insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(χ²=65.870, df=51, p=.079, χ²/sd=1.292, IFI=.966, CFI=.965, SRMR=.036, RMSEA=.047);. In the criterion-related validity study, there was a negative relationship between the Situated Academic Writing Self-Efficacy Scale and the Academic Procrastination Behavior Scale scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-.38, p<.01);, and a positive relationship between the Student Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Authorship Scale scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=.64, p<.01); significant correlation was found. The McDonald\`s ω coefficient calculated within the scope of the reliability study is .84 for the whole scale, .73 for reflection, .73 for creativity, and .68 for writing skills. In addition, the peer-half correlation was calculated as .73, and significant differences were found between the lower and upper groups of %27. When the item-total test correlations of the scale were examined, it was seen that all items were above .40. Finally, the test-retest correlation was calculated as .94. The findings revealed that the measurement tool is valid and reliable for use in the sample of university students in Turkey.
Keywords : Academic writing, self efficacy, validity, reliability

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