A tool for Measuring Values: Multi-Dimensional Social Values Scale

BOLAT Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, vol.2, no.4, pp.13-27, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Page Numbers: pp.13-27
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to introduce the Multi-Dimensional Social Values Scale, and the scale development process. In the analysis of quantitative data obtained from research, factor analysis, correlation, reliability, t-test, variance, frequency, standard deviation, Bartlett Test for Sphericity and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin analyses have been used as well as analyzing descriptive statistics. Implementation of the calculations made in light of the data obtained by the measurement instrument validity and reliability of the vehicle test values were found to be at an acceptable level. The findings of this study show that a reliable and valid instrument to measure social values to MDSSV. In this measuring tool which prepared as 5 Likert type scale, there are 42 statements of social values. In this scale of social values, 6 dimensions of social values are present.