Preservice Teachers' Attitudes Toward Teacher Field Knowledge Test: Scale Development Study

Authors : Fahrettin Aşıcı

Pages : 175-190

Doi:10.17522/balikesirnef.1390464

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Publication Date : 2024-06-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Selecting teachers is a crucial aspect of the educational environment. Teacher employment in our country is carried out in line with the “Public Personnel Selection Exam (PPSE)”. Until 2013, in the PPSE model, which measures teacher competencies with “General Culture”, “General Ability” and “Educational Sciences” tests, the \"Teacher Field Knowledge Test (TFKT)\" has started to be applied in some branches since 2013. This study aims to develop a measurement tool to determine the attitudes of preservice teachers to TFKT. The scale was applied to 291 teacher candidates to test its validity and reliability. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to gather evidence regarding construct validity. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the scale had a structure with 15 items and three factors and that the scale explained 59.309 % of the total variance. To determine the reliability of the scale, the Cronbach-Alpha internal consistency coefficient was calculated, and it was found that the Cronbach-Alpha internal consistency coefficient was .894 for the test and between .700 and .883 for each factor. With the confirmatory factor analysis, the three-factor structure was verified. In this context, the findings show that the scale measures pre-service teachers\' attitudes towards TFKT in a valid and reliable way.
Keywords : Öğretmenlik alan bilgisi testi, öğretmen adayı, ölçek geliştirme, tutum