THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE SCIENTIFIC EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS SURVEY
Asst. Prof. Dr. Deniz Deryakulu
Res. Asst. Dr. Fatma Hazir Bikmaz
Ankara University
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to adapt to Turkish and to determine the validity and reliability of The Scientific
Epistemological Beliefs Survey developed by Pomeroy. The original survey was in English and had 50 items. Firstly, the
original survey translated into Turkish, and obtained experts’ critics. Afterwards, both the English and Turkish forms were
administered to a small group of M.E.T.U. students (n=15) in a period of one week to determine the equivalency of these two
forms. Finally, the Turkish version was administered to 204 classroom teachers. The results of factor analysis indicated that
the Turkish version had one factor and consisted of 30 items. The Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was also
computed as .91.
Keywords
Scientific epistemological beliefs survey.
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