Web 2.0 Tools Usage Competence Scale Development Study

This study aimed to develop a Likert type measurement tool to determine teachers' and pre-service teachers' ability while using Web 2.0 tools. For this purpose, a 50-item trial form was prepared by searching the literature. After the form was submitted to expert opinion and necessary corrections were made, it was applied to 409 teachers and pre-service teachers in the 2019-2020 academic year. The data obtained from the study sample were performed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) and Lisrel package programs, applying exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis, item analysis, item-total correlation, and Cronbach Alpha tests. For the CFA stage, the form at the end of the EFA process of the scale was applied to teachers and preservice teachers from 338 different branches studying at Gaziantep University, Pamukkale University, and Trabzon University. After the validity and reliability analysis, it was observed that the scale, which was prepared as 50 items, is valid and reliable with 39 items and its unidimensional structure.