Development of the Innovative Work Behavior Scale in Education: A Validity and Reliability Study
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This study includes validity and reliability analyses of the Innovative Work Behavior in Education Scale, developed to measure teachers’ innovative work behavior. The study sample consisted of 261 teachers working in the Pendik district of İstanbul during the 2024-2025 academic year. In the study, experts were consulted for the content and face validity of the measurement tool, and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed for construct validity. As a result of EFA, a structure consisting of three factors and 23 items, explaining 71.4% of the total variance, was obtained. The factors were named “idea generation”, “seeking support for the idea” and “idea implementation”. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis performed to test the construct validity of the scale, it was seen that the three-factor structure was confirmed. To test the reliability of the scale, the Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficients were calculated as .89 for the “idea generation” dimension, .95 for “seeking support for the idea” dimension, .95 for the “idea implementation” dimension and .97 for the overall scale. The analysis results for the scale items also showed that all items were sufficiently discriminating. According to these results, it can be said that the Innovative Work Behavior Scale in Education is valid and reliable and can be used to measure the innovative work behaviors of teachers.
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