The Reliability and Validity Study of the STEM Identity Instrument

Authors : Güney HACIÖMEROĞLU

Pages : 1-13

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Publication Date : 2020-11-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :he purpose of this study was to establish cross-cultural reliability and validity of the STEM identity instrument for pre-service teachers in Turkey. The translated instrument was administered to 211 elementary pre-service teachers at a public university in Turkey. For the adaptation of the instrument, both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis furnished evidence to support the reliability and factorial validity of the Turkish version of the STEM identity instrument. Findings revealed that adapted instrument consists of two sub-scales: STEM interest and STEM recognition. Cronbach’s alpha for the whole instrument calculated as .88. For the sub-scales STEM interest and STEM recognition, the reliability value was found as .83 and .87, respectively. The original and adapted instrument were equivalent. The results of the study revealed that adapted instrument is valid and reliable to use for pre-service teachers.
Keywords : STEM identity, elementary pre service teacher, , STEM education