A Scale for E-Content Preparation Skills: Development, Validity and Reliability

Abstract

Problem Statement: For an effective teaching and learning process it is critical to provide support for teachers in the development of e-content, and teachers should play an active role in this development. Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable Likert-type scale that will determine pre-service teachers’ econtent preparation skills according to the criteria determined by the Ministry of Education. The scale developed over the course this study is intended for use not only by pre-service teachers but also in-service teachers to determine their e-content preparation skills. Method: The purposeful sampling method was employed to select participants. For exploratory factor analysis, participants consisted of 226 pre-service teachers from the Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies at a state university located in eastern part of Turkey. In addition, 588 teacher candidates were randomly selected for confirmatory factor analysis. When analyzing the scale’s validity and reliability, respectively, convenience according to factor analysis, item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha and split-half value calculation was applied.