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The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the qualifications of international students to suit higher education. The draft scale in this direction is applied to 458 international students studying at a state university. The obtained data have been made with the total correlation of the substance, the opening factor analysis (AFA), the verifying factor analysis (DFA) and the Cronbach-alfa reliability analysis. The substance and factor analysis found a scale consisting of 21 substances of 4 factors. The total variance revealed by the measurement factors was 62,875%. The verifying factor analysis (DFA) found that the model was compatible with the data and the scale was in a valid structure. It is the Cronbach-alpha internal consistency ratio. It was found 88. The results of the analyses were developed in the fifth likert type, consisting of 4 factors and 21 items, the "scale of international students' qualifications for higher education adaptation". The findings found that the scale was a valid and reliable measurement tool.

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Abstract:

The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable measurement scale in order to determine the adaptation of international students in higher education. Accordingly, the draft scale was applied to 458 international students studying at a public university. With the obtained data, item-total correlation, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach-alpha reliability analysis were performed. As a result of item and factor analysis, a scale consisting of 21 items with 4 factors emerged. The total variance explained by the scale factors was found to be 62.875%. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the model was found to be compatible with the data, and the scale was in a valid structure. The Cronbach-alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was found to be .88. As a result of the analyzes conducted, a 5-point Likert-type ‘international students’ adaptation to higher education scale’ was developed. According to the findings, it was determined that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool.