Developing the Attitude Scale for Islamic Law Lesson

Abstract

This study was conducted for the purpose of developing an attitude scale in order to be able to measure the attitudes of students towards Islamic Law Lesson in a valid and reliable way. The sampling of the study consisted of 198 students who studied at 4th Grade at Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Theology, and who answered the measurement scale. In order to determine the structural validity of the scale, the Explanatory Factor Analysis was made on the data obtained from the student group who were included in the sampling of the study. The Cronbach Alpha, which is one of the internal consistency reliability coefficients, was used for the purpose of determining the reliability of the scale. The scale consisted of one single dimension and 18 items. The Cronbach Alpha Internal Consistency Coefficient related with the reliability of the data was determined as 0,930. These values were considered as the proof showing that the scale may make valid and reliable measurements on the learning attitudes of students.

Keywords: Islamic Law, Attitude Scale, Scale development.