DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE TO MEASURE ATTITUDES TOWARD INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

This study was conducted to scale the Attitudes Toward Inclusive Educa tion Scale (ATIES) with Rasch analysis. The ATIES records positive and negative attitudes toward integrating children with various disabilit ies into regular classes. Rasch analysis resolved the nonlinear relati onship between the finite range of recorded ATIES scores and the conce ptually infinite range of attitudes. Results showed that the 16-item s cale defined a unidimensional attitudinal variable and yielded interva l measures of attitudes toward inclusive education.