Development of entrepreneurship efficacy scale for primary school students: Validity and reliability study

As one of the 21st century skills, entrepreneurship skill is one of the eight key competencies in curricula, and it is a skill that should be acquired from an early age. Entrepreneurship skills include many skills such as communication, innovative and innovative thinking, problem solving and decision making skills. Entrepreneurship training enables individuals to discover their entrepreneurial side and thus become more successful in the initiatives they will realize. In line with this information, the aim of this study is to develop a scale to determine the entrepreneurial self-efficacy of 4th grade students. It is also expected to contribute to researchers and teachers in determining the methods and practices that have an impact on students' entrepreneurship skills. The research is a scale development research. The research started by reviewing the entrepreneurship topic in the literature and the scales on this subject. The format of the scale planned to be developed was determined. A pool of items was created by supporting the literature review with interviews conducted with students. After being submitted to the expert opinion, a preliminary test of the scale was conducted and the necessary changes were completed and a 5-point Likert-type draft scale with 39 items was formed. The research was carried out in the 2nd semester of the 2021-2022 academic year in the 4th grade of 3 public primary schools with different socio-economic levels in Afyonkarahisar province. The Entrepreneurship Self-Efficacy Scale for Primary School Students was finalized with 18 items as a result of the validity and reliability analyses.