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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / EGT513 - EğITIM TEKNOLOJILERI TEZLI YüKSEK LISANS

Code: EGT513 Course Title: SCALE DEVELOPMENT Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department EğITIM TEKNOLOJILERI TEZLI YüKSEK LISANS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ŞEYHMUS AYDOĞDU (saydogdu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) -
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to gain knowledge and skills in the development and application of a measurement tool to measure any psychological feature, conducting validity and reliability studies, and creating the final measurement tool, taking into account the scale development process.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can identfy the stages of scale development. PO-5 Has scientific and analytical thinking skills.
PO-9 Integrates knowledge and skills in educational technologies with different disciplines.
Performance Project
LO-2 can do the reliability and validity studies of a measurement tool. PO-5 Has scientific and analytical thinking skills.
PO-6 Conducts scientific studies independently or as a member of a team, using research methods and techniques.
PO-7 Develops and applies data collection tools in scientific research and analyzes the collected data with statistical methods.
PO-9 Integrates knowledge and skills in educational technologies with different disciplines.
Performance Project
Term Paper
LO-3 Can create a unique item pool for the measurement subject. PO-5 Has scientific and analytical thinking skills.
PO-6 Conducts scientific studies independently or as a member of a team, using research methods and techniques.
PO-7 Develops and applies data collection tools in scientific research and analyzes the collected data with statistical methods.
PO-9 Integrates knowledge and skills in educational technologies with different disciplines.
Term Paper
LO-4 Can make item analyzes related to a measurement tool. PO-5 Has scientific and analytical thinking skills.
PO-6 Conducts scientific studies independently or as a member of a team, using research methods and techniques.
PO-7 Develops and applies data collection tools in scientific research and analyzes the collected data with statistical methods.
PO-9 Integrates knowledge and skills in educational technologies with different disciplines.
Term Paper
LO-5 can explain the requirements and conditions of scale development. PO-5 Has scientific and analytical thinking skills.
PO-9 Integrates knowledge and skills in educational technologies with different disciplines.
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic concepts in scale and scale development, necessity of scale development, scale development process, validity and reliability studies, measurement standards, scale development practices.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts in scale and scale development Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
2 Necessity and conditions of scale development Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
3 Psychological structures and their characteristics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
4 Psychological structures and their characteristics Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
5 Scaling techniques Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
6 Scaling techniques Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
7 An overview of scale development Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer, Book review
8 mid-term exam
9 Scale development process Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
10 Test and item analysis Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
11 Reliability Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
12 Validity Lecture, Discussion Method, Question-Answer
13 Measurement standards in education and psychology Discussion Method, Question and Answer, Self Study Method, Article Criticism
14 Scale development practices Discussion Method, Question and Answer, Self Study Method, Article Criticism
15 Scale development practices Discussion Method, Question and Answer, Self Study Method, Article Criticism
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Anastasi, A., and Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing. Prentice-Hall, Inc., USA.
2 Erkuş, A. (2012). Psikolojide ölçme ve ölçek geliştirme-I: temel kavramlar ve işlemler. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
3 Baykul, Y. (2010). Eğitimde ve psikolojide ölçme: Klasik test teorisi ve uygulaması (2.Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi
4 Cohen, R. J. and Swerdlik, M.E. (2013). Psikolojik test ve değerleme. Testlere ve ölçmeye giriş. (E. Tavşancıl, Çev. Ed.). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
5 Tezbaşaran, A. (2008). Likert tipi ölçek hazırlama kılavuzu. Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları.
6 Tavşancıl, E. (2014). Tutumların Ölçülmesi ve SPSS ile Veri Analizi. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
7 Erkuş, A. & Selvi, H. (2019). Psikolojide Ölçme ve Ölçek Geliştirme III: Ölçek Uyarlama ve "Norm" Geliştirme. Ankara: PEGEMAkademi
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes, computer, projector, article, book

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 8 1 40
8.Term Paper
9.Project 16 1 60
final exam

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 9 27
       c) Performance Project 5 5 25
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 4 11 44
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 180