SECONDARY SCHOOL ALGEBRA LEARNING FIELD ATTITUDE SCALE

In this study, it was aimed to develop a valid and reliable scale in order to measure the attitudes of secondary school students towards algebra learning in mathematics lessons. The developed scale is a 5 point likert type attitude scale. The research was carried out in may 2014-2015 education year. The work was conducted with 336 students. Findings reached in the measurements are 95% confidence level. For construct validity, Explicit Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were applied. cronbach alpha reliability coefficient of the Algebra Learning Area Attitude Scale (AAS) was ,96 before analysis and ,90 after the analysis. KMO test value of scale data was found ,949 and Bartlett test was found 9556,76 (p < ,05). The 28-item AAS obtained consists of four factors. The fit indices were calculated as ?2/df=1,83 , GFI= ,88 , AGFI= ,86 , NFI= ,95 , NNFI= ,97 , CFI= ,98 RMSEA= ,05 and SRMR= ,049. As a result of the research, a valid and reliable attitude scale was developed