Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to   develop   Constructivist Social Studies Teaching Learning Process Scale (CSTLPS). The study group of this study consists of 629 students in five primary schools within the boundaries of Sakarya Metropolis. Exploratory factor analysis applied to examine construct validity of the scale showed that the scale consisted of 20 items in a four factor structure. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the factor loadings ranged between .40 and .67. and they explained 41.25 % of the total variance.  Findings also demonstrated that the internal consistency reliability coefficient of the scale was .78. The sub-factors were "teaching material",  "student centered learning",  " transfer of knowledge" and "classroom climate". The scale's item-total correlations have been found to be varying between .31 and .52. According to findings differences between each item's means of upper 27 % and lower  27 % points were significant. After the application of a confirmatory factor analysis which was performed on 1001 students in seven primary school within the boundaries of Sakarya Metropolis, it was determined that four factors model has a valid structure. Fit index values of the model were  ?2=758.97, sd=164, RMSEA=.060, NFI=.92, CFI=.94, IFI=.94, RFI=.91, GFI=.93, AGFI=.91,  SRMR=.06. These results demonstrate that this scale is a valid and reliable measuring instrument. 

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