Ankara
University, Educational Sciences Faculty, Measurement and Evaluation Department,
Turkey
Abstract:
The aim of the study is to determine the attitudes of 7th
and 8th grade primary school students towards learning foreign
languages. For this purpose, a 40-item scale on attitudes to learning foreign
languages was developed. In this context, psychometric characteristics and the
findings of the scale were evaluated by carrying out the attitude scale on 408
students studying in five primary schools in the province of Antalya. To
determine the validity of the scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor
analyses were carried out. Item test correlation analysis was also carried out
to determine the discriminant analysis. In addition, alpha coefficient was
calculated to specify the reliability of the scale. In the first part of the
scale, a questionnaire was presented to gather the personal and educational
information of students. The t-test and variance analysis were conducted
between the data gathered from the first part and the scale scores.
Key words: Attitudes Scale, Foreign Language, Primary
School