@article{2018,title={The Validity and Reliability Study of Attitudes towards Teaching Profession Scale (ATTPS)},abstractNode={The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the Attitudes Towards Teaching Profession Scale (ATTPS), developed by researchers, in order to determine the attitudes of prospective teacher candidates towards the teaching profession. This study was conducted with quantitative research methods and techniques. The application process of the scale was implemented with the students in the university's faculty of education in a province in Southeast Turkey. In the research process, two different study groups were employed where face-to-face scale application was made. A total of 615 participants were divided into two groups, 275 with EFA and 340 with CFA. The validity of the scale in the analysis process initiated after the scale application; construct, face, content and compliance. Structural features of draft form prepared by EFA were examined and sub-dimensions were tried to be determined. Then the correctness of this build has been tested with CFA. Expert opinion was applied for the face and content validity, while the correlation values between similar scales were examined. Within the scope of reliability study; internal consistency coefficients were calculated. The KMO value of the scale was .873 and the Bartlett test was statistically significant (χ2 = 1465,611, sd = 78, p <.01). Factor load values of the items were first examined by subjecting the scale data that seemed appropriate to the factor analysis to EFA. In this review, items with values below .45 were eliminated. Therefore, a 12-item, one-factor scale was obtained by eliminating 15 items from the initial 27-item form of the draft form. The scale data obtained with EFA has been subjected to CFA. It turns out in the CFA process that the scale has values that are acceptable or have excellent conformance scores. The scale explained 57,597% of the variance. The results of the analysis show that the ATTPS is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to determine the level of attitudes of prospective teachers towards the teaching profession.},author={Recep KAHRAMANOĞLU-- Erhan YOKUŞ - Eyüp CÜCÜK - Selma VURAL - Fadıl ŞİRAZ},year={2018},journal={Journal of Turkish Studies}}