The adaptation of the penn interactive peer play scale in the sampling of ankara on the children at the ages of 60-72 months and their parents and teachers

The aim of this study was the adaptation of the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale- developed by Fantuzzo, McWayne, Sekino and Hamton (1998) - on the children at the ages of 60-72 months and their parents and teachers. The sample consists oflow-income 242 preschool children and their parents and teachers from center counties of Ankara. The descriptive method was used at this study. The ?Parent and Child Personal Information Form? was used to take information about the childern and their parents and ?The Teacher Personal Information Form? was used to take information about the childern?s teachers. ?The Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale? was used to determine the play behaviours shown by the low-income preschool children to the peers during free play. The scale was rated by the sample children?s parents to determine the play behaviours in the home and neighborhood whereas the teacher version examines play in the classroom and at school.At the end of the study, according to the Confirmatory Factor Analysis the item 8 was taken out from the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale ? Teacher Version. Thus the reliability factors of the sub-dimensions? scores was seen sufficient and the items was seen consistent with the scale. For the Penn Interactive Peer Play Scale-Parent Version the Confirmatory Factor Analysis could be perform with larger sample.