The Adaptation of Learning Motivation in Computer Programming Courses Scale into Turkish: The Study of Validity and Reliability

• Main Authors: Ümmühan AVCI, Halil ERSOY
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bülent Ecevit University 2018-05-01
• Series: Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi
• Subjects: Computer programming courses; Learning motivation; Scale adaptation; Validity; Reliability
• Online Access: http://higheredu-sci.beun.edu.tr/pdf.php3?id=1802

The aim of this study is to adapt the Learning Motivation in Computer Programming Courses Scale developed by Law, Lee ve Yu (2010) to Turkish. In order to determine its validity and reliability, the scale consisting of 19 six-point Likert-type items within six factors (individual attitude and expectation, challenging goals, clear direction, reward and recognition, punishment and social pressure and competition) was applied to 312 engineering faculty students at a private university. When the results of the confirmatory factor analysis were examined, it was confirmed that the scale had six factors, and the goodness of fit indices are at an acceptable degree. The reliability of the scale was assessed by the Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficiencies were found to be 0.90 for the whole scale and between 0.71 and 0.83 for the factors. These results show that scale is a valid and reliable measuring tool for learning motivation in computer programming courses.