Examining the Perceived Sports Literacy of Physical Education Teachers, Trainers and Sports Managers in Terms of Various Variables

Introduction and Purpose: UNESCO stated that literacy in the most general sense should include not only reading and writing, but also components of knowledge, thinking, communication, language, culture, and social practice (as cited in Lounsbery & McKenzie 2015). The main purpose of this study is to examine the perceived sports literacy of physical education teachers, trainers, and sports managers in terms of various variables. Furthermore, the validity and reliability level of the scale used in the study, developed by Sum et al., (2016) and adapted into Turkish by Ülker (2019), is examined in the subject group.Method: 103 physical education teachers, 55 trainers and 28 sports managers working in Manisa participated in the study. The “Perceived Sports Literacy Scale” (PSLS) and “Personal Information Form” were used to obtain the data. The data were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test, internal consistency for reliability, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for construct validity.Results: The gender and team supporter variables did not make a difference to PSLS scores. PSLS scores in all sub-dimensions were found to be higher and significant for those who did regular physical activity (RPA) compared to those who did not, while “confidence in psychomotor knowledge and ability” and “communication and lifelong sports consciousness” scores of trainers were found to be higher and significant compared to those of other occupational groups. As a result of the EFA and CFA analysis, it was seen that the scale was divided into 17 items and 3 sub-dimensions.Conclusion: It was concluded that doing RFA and being a trainer were effective in having higher PSLS scores than those of other participants, while the gender and team supporter variables were ineffective. The scale is a measurement tool that provides psychometric qualities to measure the sports literacy levels of sports sector employees.

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Measuring Students’ Perceptions of Personal and Social Responsibility and the Relationship to Intrinsic Motivation in Urban Physical Education

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.27.2.167 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 167-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Weidong Li ◽

Paul M. Wright ◽

Paul Bernard Rukavina ◽

Molly Pickering

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Intrinsic Motivation ◽

Teaching Practice ◽

Factor Model ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Personal And Social Responsibility

The purpose of the current study was to test the validity and reliability of a two-factor model of the Personal and Social Responsibility Questionnaire (PSRQ) and examine the relationships between perceptions of personal and social responsibility and intrinsic motivation in physical education. Participants were 253 middle school students who completed the questionnaires. The results from a confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency suggest the two-factor PSRQ is valid and reliable for assessing students’ perceptions of personal and social responsibility in physical education. The correlational analysis suggests that participants with higher levels of personal and social responsibility were likely to enjoy physical education more. An important implication for teaching practice is that, to encourage all individuals to be intrinsically motivated to participate in physical education, physical education teachers need to empower students with choices and voices, focus them on effort and self-direction in physical education, and create a respectful and caring learning environment.

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Nanotechnology Attitude Scale Development Study for Pre-Service Science Fields Teachers

Journal of Science Learning ◽

10.17509/jsl.v4i2.23753 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Tuba ŞENEL ZOR ◽

Adnan KAN

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Public University ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Service Science ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Reliable Measurement ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Teachers Attitudes ◽

Attitude Variable

The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool to measure the attitudes of pre-service teachers in science fields towards nanotechnology. For this purpose, a five-point Likert-type scale consisting of 55 items was applied to 373 pre-service teachers who are enrolled in science fields (Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics) at the grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at a public university in Turkey. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA), it was determined that the scale had a 3-factor structure consisting of 24 items and the factors explained 55.854% of the total variance of the attitude variable. Verification of the model was tested by applying confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The data used for CFA were obtained from 770 pre-service teachers who are enrolled in science fields at the grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th at two different public universities in Turkey. The results obtained from CFA were in agreement with model obtained by EFA. Cronbach's alpha (Cr-α) reliability of the scale was calculated to be 0.926. Findings from the validity and reliability analyzes show that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure pre-service science fields teachers’ attitudes toward nanotechnology.

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Democracy Scale For Teacher Candidates: A Validity And Reliability Study

10.31219/osf.io/kptue ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fatih Kaya

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Teacher Candidates ◽

Study Groups ◽

Independent Study ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Study Group ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Faculty Of Education

The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool in order to determine the democracy levels of teacher candidates. During the scale development process in the research, the validity and reliability studies were conducted through three independent study groups. The first study group consisted of 627 students studying at the Faculty of Education in Inonu University in the 2020-2021 academic year, the second study group consisted of 324 students, and the third study group consisted of 87 students. “The Democracy Scale for Teacher Candidates” was used in the research. In the process of data analysis, SPSS 25 software was used for exploratory factor analysis and AMOS 21 software for confirmatory factor analysis. An item pool consisting of 50 items was created for the scale. The number of items was reduced to 40 by obtaining expert opinion in order to ensure the content validity of the scale. As a result of the factor analysis, it was determined that the total variance ratio explained by the single-factor scale with 17 items was 49.640%, and the internal consistency coefficient was .88. In addition to these, the values obtained as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis conducted to test the construct validity of the scale showed that the scale developed to determine the democracy levels of teacher candidates was valid and reliable.

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Adaptation of the Competencies for Disaster Nursing Management Questionnaire: Turkish Version

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2021.160 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Utku Durgut ◽

Tulin Yildiz

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Content Validity ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Nursing Management ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Validity Index ◽

Content Validity Index ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to carry out the validity and reliability study for the adaptation of the Competencies for Disaster Nursing Management Questionnaire (CDNMQ), which was developed by Al Thobaity and others in 2016, (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26778698/) to Turkish, and to be able to use in the nursing literature. Method: This study was conducted in a methodological approach. The scale used in this study was a 10-point Likert scale with 43 items and 3 subfactors. The questionnaire was applied to 450 nurses. The validity and reliability of the scale were evaluated using the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The content validity index was measured within the scope of the internal consistency measurements, and the Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient was examined for the test-retest. Results: The content validity index score was found to be 0.98. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis of the CDNMQ, it was found that the 3-factor structure of the scale was valid and the goodness of fit tests was appropriate. Conclusion: The findings have shown that the CDNMQ study is similar to the original scale and an adequate measurement tool in determining competencies in disaster nursing management.

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Sports sponsorship for communication companies reliability and validity study of measurementİletişim şirketlerinin spor sponsorluğu ölçeğinin güvenirlik ve geçerlik çalışması

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v14i4.4622 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 3615

Author(s):

Özge Ercan ◽

Oğuz Özbek

Keyword(s):

Personal Information ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Validity Study ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Test Form ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Sports Sponsorship

Nowadays, the concept of the sports sponsorship is considered as a marketing activity that attracts the attention of the company from every sector. The aim of this study is to develop a scale to determine how communication companies' sports sponsorship practices are perceived. Research is a screening model. 47 items and personal information were included in the test form of the measurement tool. The evaluation of the items in the scale form was made with a 5-point Likert-type rating consisting of values ranging from 1 to 5. The validity and reliability studies were performed by applying the measurement tool to 250 participants who participated voluntarily. The item total correlation values were examined for the validity study and explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis was applied. For reliability, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated. In communication Companies Sports sponsorship scale, there are 25 items totaly; 9 items in cooperation dimension, 8 items in support dimension and 8 items in impact dimension. The increase in points that can be taken from the subscales of the scale indicates that sports sponsorship practices are positive and helpful. As a result, the Communication Companies Sports Sponsorship Scale was found to be valid and reliable.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetSpor sponsorluğu kavramı günümüzde her sektörden şirketin dikkatini çeken bir pazarlama faaliyetidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, iletişim şirketlerinin spor sponsorluğu uygulamalarının nasıl algılandığını saptamak için bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Araştırma tarama modelindedir. Ölçme aracının deneme formunda 47 madde ve kişisel bilgiler yer almıştır. Ölçek formunda yer alan maddelerin değerlendirilmesi 1’den 5’e kadar değişen değerlerden oluşan 5’li Likert tipi derecelendirme ile yapılmıştır. Ölçme aracı gönüllü katılan 250 kişiye uygulanarak, geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması yapılmıştır. Geçerlik çalışması için madde bütün korelasyon katsayılarına bakılmış, doğrulayıcı ve açımlayıcı faktör analizi uygulanmıştır. Cronbach’s Alpha katsayısı ile güvenirlik hesaplanmıştır. İletişim Şirketleri Spor sponsorluğu ölçeği, etki boyutunda 8, işbirliği boyutunda 9 ve destek boyutunda 8 madde olmak üzere toplam 25 maddeden oluşmuştur. Ölçek alt boyutlarından alınabilecek puanların artması, spor sponsorluğu uygulamalarının olumlu olduğunu göstermektedir. Sonuç olarak, İletişim Şirketleri Spor Sponsorluğu Ölçeğinin geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu saptanmıştır.

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Job demands and resources scale for physical education teachers: Is it valid in Turkish culture?

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.18844/cjes.v14i1.3807 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 29-41

Author(s):

Mustafa Engur ◽

Olcay Kiremitci ◽

Berkcan Boz

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Physical Education ◽

Job Demands ◽

Turkish Population ◽

Job Resources ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Main Factors ◽

Turkish Language ◽

Job Demands And Resources

The aim of the study was to adapt job demands and resources scale for Physical Education (PE) teachers into Turkish language. Two hundered and nineteen PE teachers participated in this study. In the scope of validity analyses of the scale, different techniques were used and expert opinion was obtained for the language content validity, while exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed for construct validity. Results of EFA showed that two main factors explained 34.91% of variance. CFA results revealed that the indices examined in terms of construct were at a good level with regards to data fit. In reliability analyses, internal consistency coefficient was calculated as 0.74 for the whole, 0.81 for job demands and 0.74 for job resources from the main factors. Results reveal that job demands-resources scale for PE teachers is reliable and valid for Turkish population. Keywords: Physical education teacher, job demands, job resources, validity, reliability.

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Democracy Scale For Teacher Candidates: A Validity And Reliability Study

Education Quarterly Reviews ◽

10.31014/aior.1993.04.02.299 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Fatih Kaya ◽

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Teacher Candidates ◽

Study Groups ◽

Independent Study ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Study Group ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Faculty Of Education

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Understanding physical educators’ perceptions of mattering

European Physical Education Review ◽

10.1177/1356336x16637320 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 73-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

K. Andrew R. Richards ◽

Karen Lux Gaudreault ◽

Amelia Mays Woods

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Physical Education ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Online Survey ◽

Role Stress ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Physical Educators ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Perceived Mattering

Previous research has illustrated that physical educators feel their subject is valued less than others in the context of schools. However, to date, no instruments have been developed to measure physical education teachers’ perceptions of mattering. This study sought to propose and validate the Perceived Mattering Questionnaire – Physical Education (PMQ-PE). In total, 460 physical educators completed an online survey that measured perceived mattering, role stress, and resilience. Data analysis began with exploratory factor analysis to identify a stable two-factor structure that measured physical educators’ perceptions that they matter and that the discipline of physical education matters. Next, confirmatory factor analysis was used to affirm the factor structure and to examine convergent, discriminant, and divergent validity. The model was a good fit for the data and the PMQ-PE correlated positively with resilience and negatively with role stress. These analyses support initial validation of the PMQ-PE.

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Diseño y validación de una escala para medir en profesores de Educación Física el uso responsable de las pruebas de condición física (FITPET) (Design and validation of a scale to assess the responsible use of fitness testing in physical education teachers (FITPET))

Cultura_Ciencia_Deporte ◽

10.12800/ccd.v15i46.1646 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (46) ◽

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Physical Education ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Positive Reinforcement ◽

Discriminant Validity ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Fitness Tests

The aim of this study was to design and validate a scale that would allow the evaluation in Physical Education teachers the responsible use of physical fitness tests related to health. Method: The sample was composed of 374 secondary school teachers (266 men and 108 women), from educational centers belonging to the eight Andalusian provinces, aged between 24 and 67 years (41.92 ± 9.24). Results: Firstly, a 26-item instrument was designed, which obtained item-total correlation values of ≥ .35, except for 5 items. Then, the internal structure of the scale was evaluated and proved to be relevant. The statistical analysis of the items and the subsequent exploratory factor analysis resulted in five factors (orientation of the result, use of participatory styles, the educational approach, methodological rigor, and positive reinforcement), with positive and significant correlations, confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis, factor invariance tests, as well as reliability and convergent and discriminant validity and reliability. The results of the analysis of psychometric properties of the scale were moderate and allowed us to offer a valid and reliable 15-item an ad hoc instrument, with adequate values of validity and reliability, proving its usefulness the evaluation in Physical Education teachers the responsible use of physical fitness tests in their classes.

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The Development and Psychometric Properties of an Education Well-Being Scale among Elementary School Students

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9081045 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 1045

Author(s):

Po Lin Chen

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Elementary School ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Elementary School Students ◽

Well Being ◽

Reliability Estimation ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

School Students ◽

Confirmatory Factor

The purpose of this study is to develop a tool that can measure the educational well-being of elementary school students and to analyze the fit of the developed instrument. The measurement tool was based on four levels which include: (1) parents’ support, (2) teachers’ care, (3) students’ care in school, and (4) peer cooperation. It also had eight facets which include: (1) basic need, (2) family companionship, (3) happy learning, (4) teacher-student interaction, (5) safety protection, (6) school rules, (7) peer learning, and (8) peer interaction. The participants of this study were grades 5 and 6 students in Taiwan. Pre-testing with 197 grade 6 students was done to assess the validity and reliability of the developed scale. For the formal study, a total of 960 grade 6 students and 834 grades 5 and 6 students were recruited to join. The data collected underwent item analysis, reliability estimation, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the analyses were as follows: (1) the confirmatory factor analysis supported the four latent factors of the educational well-being scale; (2) the Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.73 to 0.89 for the elementary school students; (3) the cross-validation analysis with split-half samples implies that the study had a well-constructed stability model and that the scale had construct validity; and (4) the average scores of grade 5 students on the 8 facets and their overall score on educational well-being were all significantly higher than that of grade 6 students. Finally, several suggestions were proposed for future studies based on the results obtained.

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