What is the Meaning of School to High School Students? A Scale Development and Implementation Study Based on IRT and CTT

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dc.authoridTORAMAN, Cetin/0000-0001-5319-0731
dc.authoridKORKMAZ, GUNES/0000-0002-9060-5972
dc.contributor.authorToraman, Cetin
dc.contributor.authorKorkmaz, Gunes
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:41:06Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:41:06Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding education and schooling has always been of great importance for researchers and for the society in digital era. The changing conditions and ever-growing situations in education have also impacted on the meaning that the students attribute to schools, especially after the pandemic. This study aims to develop a measurement tool that will provide information about the meaning of school for high school students and make comparisons on the basis of some sociodemographic variables using this tool. About 6,453 students studying in various types of high schools participated in the research. The data were randomly divided into two data files. Exploratory factor analysis, Item response theory analysis, and reliability analyses (Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's omega) were performed to determine the construct validity of the scale from the first data file created with 1,940 high school students. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to confirm the structure from the second data file created by 1,898 high school students. From the total data file, analyses were conducted with students' gender, grades, school type, the field of study/major, mother and father's level of education, and family income. The results reveal that most of the students attribute a positive meaning to the school in condition that they are female and study in early grades. In addition, if they are not successful enough, if they were not provided quality education in science, if their parents' education level and family income is low, they have positive views about school.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors gratefully acknowledge Turkish Ministry of National Education, school administrators and those high school students who voluntarily participated in the research.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors gratefully acknowledge Turkish Ministry of National Education, school administrators and those high school students who voluntarily participated in the research.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/21582440231199054
dc.identifier.issn2158-2440
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85171423056
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231199054
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/24013
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001065598700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Inc
dc.relation.ispartofSage Open
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjecthigh school students
dc.subjectmeaning of school
dc.subjectitem response theory
dc.subjectclassical test theory
dc.subjectscale development
dc.titleWhat is the Meaning of School to High School Students? A Scale Development and Implementation Study Based on IRT and CTT
dc.typeArticle

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