Adaptation of the digital learning games scale into Turkish and examining the attitudes of primary school teachers towards the digital learning games

The purpose of this research is to conduct the validity and reliability analysis of the scale called "Digital Learning Games Scale (DLGS)" developed by Mukh et al. (2021), adapt the scale to Turkish and examine it in terms of various variables. For this purpose, the survey model, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. The population of the research consists of primary school teachers working in Malatya Province in the 2022-2023 academic year. 303 primary school teachers, 214 female and 89 male, participated in the research. When the findings obtained from the research are examined, teachers' scores on educational digital games in general, developing social skills, developing cognitive skills, learning with fun, developing affective skills, encouraging creativity, and developing psychomotor skills; There is a significant difference according to seniority, digital game playing status, digital game use in classes and the infrastructure of the school they work in. However, there was no significant difference in gender, digital game development and digital game-related training. As a result, it has been determined that the Digital Learning Games Scale for Primary School Teachers, adapted to Turkish, is a valid and reliable measurement tool.