Yıl: 2023 Cilt: Sayı: Ö13 Sayfa Aralığı: 610 - 623 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.29000/rumelide.1379200 İndeks Tarihi: 02-12-2023

Developing the spatial thinking skill scale in the scope of social studies teaching

Öz:
The aim of this study is to develop a scale to determine the spatial thinking skills of secondary school students. The study group of the research consists of 700 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, who are educated in about 10 schools. During the development of the scale created within the scope of the social studies course curriculum, the relevant literature was scanned. A pool of 36 items was created within the framework of expert opinions, the number of items in the scale was reduced to 14 and a 5-point Likert-type draft scale was developed. The created STS (Spatial Thinking Skill) scale was piloted to 5 students separately from the study group, and some expressions that were not understood were arranged and finalized. As a result of the factor analyzes carried out to ensure the construct validity, it was seen that the STS scale consisted of 4 factors. The Cronbach Alpha coefficient was calculated to ensure the reliability of the scale, which was shaped as 14 items by factor analysis and 0.91 value was found. It can be said that the STS scale can be used in scientific research as a result of examining detailed expert opinions, examining the feedbacks from the study group, performing factor analyzes and revealing the validity/reliability coefficients. Using the STS scale developed in the current study, students' skill development can be examined from various perspectives.
Anahtar Kelime: Spatial Thinking Skill Scale Validity Reliability Social Studies Teaching Middle school

Sosyal bilgiler öğretimi kapsamında uzamsal düşünme becerisi ölçeğinin geliştirilmesi

Öz:
Bu çalışmanın amacı ortaokul öğrencilerinin uzamsal düşünme becerilerini belirlemeye yönelik bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu yaklaşık 10 okulda öğrenim gören (700 kişi) 5, 6, 7 ve 8. sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Sosyal bilgiler dersi öğretim programı kapsamında oluşturulan ölçeğin geliştirilmesi sırasında ilgili literatür taranmıştır. Uzman görüşleri çerçevesinde 36 maddelik bir havuz oluşturulmuş, ölçekteki madde sayısı 14'e düşürülerek 5'li Likert tipi taslak ölçek geliştirilmiştir. Oluşturulan STS (Uzamsal Düşünme Becerisi) ölçeği çalışma grubundan ayrı olarak 5 öğrenciye pilot olarak uygulanmış, anlaşılmayan bazı ifadeler düzenlenerek son şekli verilmiştir. Yapı geçerliğini sağlamak amacıyla yapılan faktör analizleri sonucunda STS ölçeğinin 4 faktörden oluştuğu görülmüştür. Faktör analizi ile 14 madde olarak şekillenen ölçeğin güvenirliğini sağlamak amacıyla Cronbach Alpha katsayısı hesaplanmış ve 0,91 değeri bulunmuştur. Detaylı uzman görüşlerinin incelenmesi, çalışma grubundan gelen geri bildirimlerin incelenmesi, faktör analizlerinin yapılması ve geçerlik/güvenilirlik katsayılarının ortaya konulması sonucunda STS ölçeğinin bilimsel araştırmalarda kullanılabileceği söylenebilir. Bu çalışmada geliştirilen STS ölçeği kullanılarak öğrencilerin beceri gelişimleri çeşitli açılardan incelenebilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelime: Uzamsal Düşünme Becerisi Ölçeği Geçerlik Güvenirlik Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenliği Ortaokul

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MLA AKTAŞ VEYSİ,YILMAZ ALI,ILHAN GENÇ OSMAN Developing the spatial thinking skill scale in the scope of social studies teaching. RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol., no.Ö13, 2023, ss.610 - 623. 10.29000/rumelide.1379200
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Vancouver AKTAŞ V,YILMAZ A,ILHAN G Developing the spatial thinking skill scale in the scope of social studies teaching. RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2023; (Ö13): 610 - 623. 10.29000/rumelide.1379200
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