DEVELOPMENT OF THE 21ST CENTURY MEDIA LITERACY SKILLS SCALE, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY

Abstract

In this research, it was aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale to determine the opinions of high school students and teachers about 21st century media literacy skills. During the scale development process, an item pool of 32 items that provided content validity was created, after expert opinion, the number of items was reduced to 30 items in total, and the scale was applied to a total of 794 people for the first application of the scale development phase. The data obtained as a result of the first application were subjected to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability studies. As a result of the analysis, a three-factor scale ("Being Aware and Paying Attention", "Being Informed" and "Ability to Use Media Tools") consisting of a total of 18 items was obtained, the validity and reliability of which were ensured. To test the suitability of the factor structure of the scale, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed by applying the scale to a total of 418 people. As a result of the analysis, it was observed that the factor structure (fit index values) of the scale was within the desired reference ranges. As a result of all analysis studies of the scale, a scale consisting of 16 items in total, whose validity and reliability have been sufficiently proven, has been developed and can be applied to high school students.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0759/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>