Turkish Learners’ Attitudes Towards Improving Vocabulary in Turkish as a Foreign Language: The Research of Reliability and Validity

Creative Commons License

ARSLAN G., BATUR Z.

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.39, sa.1, ss.24-41, 2024 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.16986/huje.2023.509
  • Dergi Adı: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.24-41
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to develop an attitude scale that measures the attitudes of learners acquiring Turkish as a foreign language (TFL) towards improving their Turkish vocabulary. Data collected in a pilot study with 191 students were analysed using SPSS 23 software. The suitability of the scale for factor analysis was reported by examining the KMO and Bartlett’s coefficients for the draft items of the scale. Subsequently, factor analyses yielded an 18-item attitude scale based on factor values and loadings. The reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s Alpha) was .87, and factor loadings were reported to be between .53 and .84. The analysis results confirmed that the scale is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to measure attitudes toward vocabulary enhancement in TFL