Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2018

Full Length Research Paper

Development of an Instrument to measure students’attitudes towards piano practice

Mehmet Serkan Umuzdas
  • Mehmet Serkan Umuzdas
  • Gaziosmanpasa University, Department of Music Education, Turkey
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  •  Received: 17 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 April 2015
  •  Published: 23 April 2015

Abstract

Practicing the piano is a systematic part of the instrument-learning process. It contains all development practices from the analysis of the work to the improvement of performance. Students usually practice the piano as a preparation for performing in courses, exams, or on stage and they do it individually. The mentality which emerges during the piano practicing process can be a significant determinant on the result (performance). In this study, it is aimed to improve student mentality regarding piano practice. A draft scale which was made after the literature scanning was applied to 227 students by rearranging as a five point likert scale. As a result of the exploratory factor analysis, it was determined that the scale had a structure with three factors. To evaluate the validity and reliability of the survey after the data collection, calculations of Cronbach’s Alpha and factor analysis measurements were made. KMO (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin) and Barlett’s tests were made to examine sample sufficiency and factorability levels of the used scale. KMO value was determined to be .837. Cronbach’s alpha internal reliability coefficient for the whole scale was found as .956. The data which has been obtained after the study shows that the survey is valid and reliable.

Key words: Piano practice, scale, attitude, validity and reliability.