Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, sa.64, 2025 (ESCI)
The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool for assessing the spatial perception skills of 5-6-year-old children. The data of the study, which was conducted in the survey model, were collected using the convenience sampling method. After the creation of the item pool, the opinions of 4 field experts were obtained, then, a pre-pilot study with 10 children and a pilot study with 100 children were conducted. The main study was carried out with 499 children attending kindergarten/preschool in the city centre of Denizli. The data obtained from the demographic information form, the Early Childhood Spatial Perception Test and the Geometry and Spatial Perception Test for 5-6-Year-Old Children. For criterion validity, the data were analysed with the relevant statistical programs. Davis' content validity indices for the items and the test varied between .78 and 1.00. Item difficulty and item discrimination were analysed for all items. In accordance with the factor structures identified in the scales assessing the capacity to recognise shapes and spatial perception in the existing literature, a second-level CFA analysis was conducted. As a result of the analyses, it was seen that the model fit was provided for the dimensions of shape recognition consisting of 2 sub-factors, 9 items and spatial perception consisting of 6 sub-factors, 24 items. The Stratified Alpha coefficient was .65 for the shape recognition dimension and .79 for the spatial perception dimension. Within the scope of criterion validity, Pearson Correlation coefficient was .48 for shape recognition and .40 for spatial perception. As a result of the study, a valid, reliable measurement tool was developed to assess the shape recognition and spatial perception of children aged 5-6 years.