Development of the tolerance scale: A study of validity and reliability

This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable teacher's tolerance scale. During the development phase of the scale, the scale with 45 items was reduced to 32 items according to the view of expert academicians. A scale form of 32 items was prepared and this scale with the type of five-point Liker was applied to 654 teachers. After the period of developing the scale, factor analysis has been done on the scale and the study related to the scale items and dimensions has been done. The exploratory factor analysis was applied to the scale containing 32 items. After exploratory factor analysis, a structure with 3 factors containing 17 items was obtained. These factors are named (ignorance), (forgiving), and (respect and mercy (. Moreover, for the validity and reliability studies of teachers tolerance scale, Bern Bach alpha reliability coefficient was calculated and, it was calculated as 0,840. Within the scope of the development validity, as a result of the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, the scale has been decreased to the 17 items scale. To check whether the data structure is appropriate or not, the factor analysis has been used by benefiting from KMO and Barlett test methods. The value of KMO test has been established as 0,878 and the Bartlett test has been founded as 2335,160 (p<0, 05). For personal information form, a Questionnaire consisting of Teachers tolerance Scale was applied to 654 teachers working in the Duhok province. In the evaluation of the data obtained from the questionnaires, percentage and frequency statistics were used to determine the descriptive characteristics of teachers, and average and standard deviation statistics were used to determine tolerance. According to the descriptive characteristics of the teachers, t-test and One-Way ANOVA tests were used to determine a teacher's tolerance. As a result of the research, it was found that the tolerance of the teachers is statistically positive and good. In addition, it was determined that there were differences in tolerance and according to the descriptive characteristics of teachers. The female teachers tolerance scale score (x ̅=48, 59); SD= 9.77) was little more than the male teachers' tolerance score (x ̅=46, 30); SD= 9.78). And according to their ages, there were differences in the control sub-dimension, and a significant difference was found between the age range of 20-30 and between the age range of 51 and over. Accordingly, it was found that the mean score of the tolerance control subscale (x= 49.22) of those aged 20-30 was higher than that of those aged 51 and over (x= 45.43). Also, when checking whether there was a significant difference in other age ranges, significant difference was found between the age range of 31-40 and the age range of 51and over. Key Words Tolerance, Education, Teachers, scale development