Information Package / Course Catalogue
Scale Development and Adaptation
Course Code: İSÖ523
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The presenet course aims to teach students the practical process of developing or adapting a valid and reliable scale.

Course Content

Within the course, students learn to review the relevant literature and examine similar measurement tools. They also gain knowledge about types of scales, item writing, data collection, data entry into relevant analysis programs, data analysis, and reporting processes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Eyüp YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Students gain knowledge about the theoretical frameworks of scale development and adaptation processes.
2.Students learn to identify different types of scales.
3.Students acquire knowledge of the literature related to the subject of the measurement tool they aim to develop.
4.Students become informed about the ethical guidelines of scale development and adaptation processes.
5.Students develop skills in writing scale items
6.Students learn the processes of data collection.
7.Students learn to analyze data sets using different analysis programs.
8.Students learn how to report research findings.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.DeVellis, R. F. & Thorpe, C. T. (2022). Scale development: Theory and applications (Fifth edition). SAGE
2.Erkuş, A. (2022). Psikolojide ölçme ve ölçek geliştirme-I: Temel kavramlar ve işlemler(6. Baskı). Pegem
3.Erkuş, A., Sünbül, Ö., Ömür Sünbül, S., Yormaz, S. ve Aşiret, S. (2020). Psikolojide ölçme ve ölçek geliştirme II: Ölçme araçlarının psikometrik nitelikleri ve ölçme kuramları (2. Baskı). Pegem.
4.Relevant articles
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Measurement and evaluation - Measurement tools
Week 2 - Theoretical
Scale types and properties
Week 3 - Theoretical
Basic processes of scale development and adaptation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Literature review and estimation of item dimensions
Week 5 - Theoretical
Creating an item pool and obtaining expert opinion
Week 6 - Theoretical
Creating an item pool and obtaining expert opinion
Week 7 - Theoretical
Pre-application and evaluation of the results
Week 8 - Theoretical
Main data collecting process
Week 9 - Theoretical
Data entry
Week 10 - Theoretical
Dimensionality exploration: Exploratory factor analysis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dimensionality confirmation: Confirmatory factor analysis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Criterion, convergent and discriminant validity analyses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Reliability analysis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reporting and presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%15
Assignment5%25
Term Assignment1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment53225
Seminar22310
Term Project110313
Reading52115
Individual Work4118
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
3
5
OÇ-3
5
4
3
OÇ-4
3
5
5
5
3
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
4
OÇ-6
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
OÇ-7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
OÇ-8
5
5
5
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026