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In the present study, the purpose is develop a measurement tool that aims to measure the thinking support behaviors of preschool teachers. The study group of the research, in which the scanning model was used, consists of 207 pre-school teachers working in private and public preschool education institutions affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of National Education in the province of Kütahya. Exploratory Factor Analysis was performed to determine the construct validity of the scale, and internal consistency coefficient, item-total correlation, comparison of extreme groups and test split techniques were used to examine its reliability. As a result of the factor analysis applied, the four-factor structure of the Thinking Supporting Teacher Behaviors Scale-Preschool Teacher Form consisting of "Openness", "Reflection Through Documentation", "Providing Free/Flexible Learning Environments" and "Questioning" dimensions emerged. The values obtained as a result of the validity and reliability analyzes showed that the scale is an acceptably valid and reliable Likert-type measurement tool that measures the thinking support behaviors of preschool teachers.

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