2020 Volume 9 Pages 39-51
This study examined reliability and validity of Classroom-Based School Life Orientation Scale. The scale was created from the results of a survey to 644 pupils in the 5th and 6th grades asking about how they like to live life in the classroom group. The following 5 factors were found from the answers: other-focus, teacher-focus, self-focus, enjoyment-focus and close-friend-focus. Inter consistency of these factors proved the scale reliability. Relation between the factors and classroom climate showed the validity of the scale. Regarding gender differences, girls had higher scores on other-focus, and boysʼ scores were higher on self-focus and enjoyment-focus. Difference in school years was as follows: 5th graders had higher scores on other-focus and teacher-focus, while 6th gradersʼ scores were higher on enjoyment-focus.
