Abstract:

The aim of this study is to develop a data collection tool which can be used to determine the perception levels of the teachers towards the religious education teachers. The stage of development of the scale was carried out on three separate sample groups. The preliminary application of the scale was carried out on two different samples of 394 persons who did not participate in the main sample group and had the characteristics of a sample. The main study group of the research was consist of 713 teachers worked in the official schools. Explicit factor analysis was used to determine the factors of the scale. In order to determine the reliability of the scale separated by the factors, the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient formula, which is an important internal consistency approach for scales, was used first. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient results were confirmed by the Composite Reliability coefficient. The construct validity of the scale was tested by confirmatory factor analysis. According to the analyses results, the scale was composed of 58 items and 6 sub-scales. In addition to these studies, the mean variance of each sub-scale is calculated and the validity of the combination and decomposition of the six factor model is also determined. In conclusion, it was seen that the Teachers Perceptions towards Religious Education Teachers Scale was a valid and reliable scale to measure the perceptions of teachers' level towards religious education teachers. Besides, the scale has the flexibility to contribute not only to the literature of education but also to different branches of science.

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