Elementary School Student Burnout Scale for Grades 6-8: A Study of Validity and Reliability
Aypay, Ayse, Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to develop an "Elementary School Student Burnout Scale for Grades 6-8". The study group included 691 students out of 10 schools in Eskisehir. Both Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were conducted on the data (Burnout stem from school activities, burnout stem from family, feeling of insufficiency in school, lack of interest towards school). A four factor solution was emerged with 26 items. These four factors explain 59 % of the total variance. Factor loadings ranged from .42-.81. Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient for the sub-dimensions ranged from the lowest .76 to the highest .92. Split-half correlation …
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Publication information:
Article title: Elementary School Student Burnout Scale for Grades 6-8: A Study of Validity and Reliability.
Contributors: Aypay, Ayse - Author.
Journal title: Kuram ve Uygulamada Egitim Bilimleri.
Volume: 11.
Issue: 2
Publication date: Spring 2011.
Page number: 520+.
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