Development of Constructivist Learning Belief Scale

Abstract

Teachers’ pedagogical beliefs affect their teaching practices. The purpose of this study is to
develop a scale about constructivist learning beliefs of teachers. The 5-point Likert-type scale has 26 items
which are based on six factors; complex-contextualized design, active/manipulative participation,
collaborative-conversational study, intentional-meaningful activities, knowledge construction and reflective
thinking. The scale was administered to 414 teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that
RMSEA is .066; and the cronbach alfa coefficient was found to be .94.