Dinosaur Syndrome: A Scale Development Study

Authors : Mehmet ULUTAŞ, Neşem ERKOÇ

Pages : 98-107

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Publication Date : 2023-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study was to design a valid and reliable measurement tool to describe teachers\` and school administrators\` perceptions of dinosaur syndrome. The research was designed according to the survey model in the quantitative method. For the item pool of the scale, articles were analyzed, and five themes were formed from the data. Based on the themes, an item pool was created, and the draft form was applied to teachers and school administrators working in public schools in Aydın province. For Exploratory Factor Analysis, 125 teachers and school administrators participated voluntarily; for Confirmatory Factor Analysis, 172 teachers and school administrators participated voluntarily. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to ensure validity and Cronbach\`s Alpha internal consistency coefficients were analyzed for reliability. As a result of the Exploratory Factor Analysis, the 18-item 2-dimensional scale is explained with a variance of 76.28%. The internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as \`.95\` and Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the model, and a 16-item 2-dimensional scale was formed. It was determined that the developed model could be used to measure the perception of the dinosaur syndrome of teachers and school administrators.
Keywords : Dinozorlaşma ölçeği, Okul yöneticileri, Öğretmenler, Ölçek geliştirme