DEVELOPING A SCALE FOR ATTITUDES TOWARDS VALUES EDUCATION THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION

Abstract

Being based on values education through distance education, this study aims to develop a scale that will provide valid and reliable results regarding prospective teachers’ attitudes towards values education through distance education. Participants of the study consist of 341 prospective teachers studying in the faculty of education. Experts were consulted for the content validity of the scale. Construct validity of the scale was ensured through exploratory factor analysis. The number of factors was determined through parallel analysis method based on Monte Carlo simulation. As a result of the analyses, a scale was developed which consists of 36 items; 15 of them negative and 21 of them positive. The scale contributes to 63,28% of the total variance. It was found that the scale had a two-factor structure. These factors were named “Necessity and Usefulness” and “Feasibility” respectively. Tukey’s Test for Non-additivity results shows that the scale does not have additivity properties. Therefore, it is not possible to obtain a total score from the whole scale. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient for the factors of the scale for attitudes towards values education through distance education were found .97 and .96. Finally, the limitations of the study were stated and recommendations were provided.