OKUR BENLİK ALGISI ÖLÇEĞİ: GEÇERLİK VE GÜVENİRLİK ÇALIŞMASI.

The objective of this study is to adapt the Reader Self-Perception Scale being developed by Chapman and Tunmer (1995) into Turkish and examine the psychometric features of the scale. In the original form, the scale is a five point likert scale involving 30 items in three dimensions. Two different methods were used in the adaptation of the scale. In the first part, the data were collected by conducting face-to-face interviews with students just like in the original scale. In the second part, the data were collected by students filling the scale form. The study group consists of 196 students receiving education at public schools in the districts of Ankara in the first application and 232 students receiving education at public schools in the districts of Ankara in the second application. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 15 and AMOS 18 softwares. The construct validity of the scale was tested via the confirmatory factor analysis. After the DFA result of first implementation, which based on personal interwiev, one item of the scale was canceled and by this way,adaptive value was provided. The DFA result of the big implementation, that students completed the scale, there was no need to cancel any items to verification. For the first implementation, Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was = .80 and for the second one was = .86. In the light of the results, Reader Self-Perception Scale was determined as valid and reliable for measurement. This scale is based on interview like the original one and it is suitable for the big implementation that students can complete unaided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]