Science-Based Entrepreneurship Scale for Middle School Students: A Validity and Reliability Study

The aim of this research is to develop a scale for determining the science-based entrepreneurship skills of middle school students. A total of 966 students from 6 different middle schools attending 8th-5th grades participated in this research. Data was obtained from the 5-point Likert type scale with 13 items. Factorial validity of science-based entrepreneurship scale was verified through both Promax rotation, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (HCA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). In this context, standard deviation, item-total score correlations, arithmetic average were calculated for each item in the measurement tool. All the factors explained 55.34 % of the total variance. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients were calculated- for total scale .76. The four factors that resulted in the construct validity of the scale were named as “Taking Risk”, “The Need of Success”, "Teamwork", and “Effective Communication”. Depending on these results, it can be said that studies examining in terms of various variables of middle school students' entrepreneurship skills can be conducted