Assessing factor structure of perceived physical literacy scale for physical education teachers for turkish sample

Abstract

It is a well-accepted opinion that many learning outcomes of Physical Education courses connected with physical literacy concept emphasize life-long health. In this study, an adaptation of Perceived Physical Literacy Instrument (PPLI) developed to investigate physical literacy level of Physical Education Teachers (Sum et al., 2016) to Turkish language and culture, an evaluation of validity and reliability and associated futures are aimed. 218 Physical Education teachers selected by convenience sampling method participated in the research. Confirmatory (CFA) and Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) have been used for analyzing the structural validity of the scales. According to CFA results, the original structure of PPLI which have 3 factors and 9 items was not confirmed. However, after the EFA and CFA, a new structure consisted 3 factors and 9 items were good and acceptable. It was observed that the fit indexes of the model were higher than the reference values. It was determined that the structure consisted of three factors was capable of explaining determined variance by 69.04%. The Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient was estimated at .81. The result of the research has revealed that 3-factor and 9-item PPLI is a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate physical literacy level of Turkish Physical Education Teachers.