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A Scientific Creativity Scale Development Process for Science Teacher Candidates

Authors :
Hamza Erdem Sisman
Nilay Aydogan
Özlem Çankaya
Source :
International Journal on Social and Education Sciences. 2024 6(1):37-63.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

This study aims to prepare a scale to determine the creativity levels of prospective teachers studying at the undergraduate level of science teaching. In this context, 15 questions, suitable for student's level from physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and ecology sub-branches were prepared. The questions were assessed by 5 lecturers who were experts in their fields for their opinions. After the expert opinion, the number of questions was determined as 13 and pilot study was carried out with 95 pre-service teachers studying in Inonu University Faculty of Education Science Teacher Education. The data obtained from the pilot study were analyzed by using SPSS 21.0 statistical program according to Multi Surface Rasch Model. In order to determine the reliability of the scale, internal consistency coefficient of Cronbach's alpha was calculated and found 0.758. At the end of the research, the data was analyzed and the question number of the scale was determined as 10 according to the analysis results. Studies conducted on scientific creativity generally aimed to measure the scientific creativity of secondary school students. We believe that a deficiency in measuring the scientific creativity of undergraduate students at the academic level will be eliminated with the scale we developed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2688-7061
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
International Journal on Social and Education Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1414986
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research<br />Tests/Questionnaires