Developing a determinant scale for opinions about the art (the model of karadeniz technical university)

Abstract

The study aimed at developing a scale in order to find out opinions of undergraduates about the art. A 36-item draft scale including different aspects of opinions about the art was applied to 478 undergraduate students in various faculties of Karadeniz Technical University. The data acquired were analysed in SPSS program and the structural validity of the scale was analysed through a factor analysis. 11 items were removed from the scale based on findings. As a result of the analysis, the scale was found to be consisting of one factor, however the items if reviewed it can be seen than this one-factoral construct can be presented under 2 subtitles. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient with regard to the scale developed is 0.93, as KMO (KaiserMeyer-Olkin) value is found to be 0.93 and total variance explained coefficient is found to be 58%. It is possible to say that the scale developed in the outcome of the studies is both valid and reliable. Scale developed by the authors can be used to find out opinions of the university students about art.