A Study of Reliability and Validity an Attitude Scale towards Simulation- Based Education

• Main Authors: Gul Pinar (Author), Gokce Banu Acar (Author), Adnan Kan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Archives of Nursing Practice and Care - Peertechz Publications, 2016-07-05.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p><strong>Aim</strong>: The aim of the current study was to develop a scale to measure the attitudes of nursing students towards simulation-based education.</p><p><strong>Method</strong>: In the 2014-2015 academic years, a total of 165 nursing students participated to the study in Ankara from 8 nursing schools. The Scale consisted of 38 items to be graded by 5 point Likert type. Cronbach alpha internal reliabilit, Kendall W test, Kaiser Meyer Olkin test, Barlett's test and exploratory factor analysis were used to analyze the validity and reliability o the scale.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: The Scale consisted of 38 items to be graded by 5 point Likert type. The result of the analysis provided four factors structure for the scale. (1. satisfaction - self-confidence, 2. clinical competency - self-efficacy, 3. seriousness - fidelity, 4. barriers - difficulties). Corrected item-total correlation values of the scale items varied between 0.59-0.76. The reliability coefficient was found as Crα=0.72. It was determined that the scale could categorize students for their attitude levels (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Findings of the research indicate that the scale has good psychometric properties.</p>