Abstract

Computer programming has been included in the curriculum of K12 education around the world and this has necessitated a tool for the assessment of the computer programming self-efficacy. Thus, this study aims to suggest the necessary scale for the field. In the scale development, the steps of classical measurement theory were applied. Following the expert review, the item pool was conducted with 233 students in a public secondary school which provides education to the age group of 12-14. As a result of the study, a unidimensional 5-point Likert scale of 31 items was obtained. The factor loads varied between 0.47 and 0.71 and the explained variance rate was 41.15%. In the analysis of the internal consistency, sufficient values were found; the Cronbach alpha as 0.95 and the equivalent halves method result as 0.96. For the construct validity, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were applied and the result showed that the scale isvalid and reliable.

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