Development and Factor Analysis
of an Instrument to Measure
Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of
Learning Objects

Sami Şahin

doi:10.12973/ejmste/75247

Development and Factor Analysis of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Objects

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Sami Şahin ¹ ^*

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¹ Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire to measure student teachers’ perception of digital learning objects. The participants included 308 voluntary senior students attending courses in a college of education of a public university in Turkey. The items were extracted to their related factors by the principal axis factoring method. The results showed a 3 factor solution: Perceived Educational Merit, Perceived Use and Development in the Class, and Perceived Accessibility. Descriptive results revealed that preservice teachers think learning objects are easy to develop, use, and access; have an educational value; and are useful in teaching and learning. Replications with different samples are recommended to enhance and validate the questionnaire. Similar studies are also recommended to reveal innovative uses of learning objects in teacher education.

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questionnaire development
learning objects
teacher education

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2010, 253-261

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Şahin, S. (2010). Development and Factor Analysis of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Objects. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), 253-261. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75247

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Şahin S. Development and Factor Analysis of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Objects. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2010;6(4):253-61. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75247

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Şahin, S. (2010). Development and Factor Analysis of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Objects. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 6(4), pp. 253-261. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75247

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Şahin, Sami "Development and Factor Analysis of an Instrument to Measure Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Objects". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 6, no. 4, 2010, pp. 253-261. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/75247