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Quantitative Confirmatory Factor Analysis) *  \nErsin TÜRE1  \nErzincan Binali Yildirim University  \nFatma BIKMAZ2  \nAnkara University  \nAbstract  \nIn this research, teachers’ orientations in curriculum theories were identified via an assessment tool which was grounded by Marsh and Willis (2003) where curriculum theorists were classified.“The Inventory of Orientations in Curriculum Theories” was developed to identify the teachers’orientations in curriculum theories in this research. The item pool for the inventory was obtained through a qualitative clustering analysis applied on the studies in the related literature. Later, Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were applied separately on each scale of the inventory. As the result of this process,“the Inventory of Orientations in Curriculum Theories”was developed which consisted of “the Scale of Orientations in Prescriptive Curriculum Theories”,“the Scale of Orientations in Descriptive Curriculum Theories” and “the Scale of Orientations in Critical-Exploratory Curriculum Theories”. In this context, a new culture-specific measurement tool has been developed that aims to determine the interaction between scientists, specialists and teachers in the field, in other words, theorists and practitioners. The IOCT inventory consists of three scales: OSPCT, OSDCT and OSCECT. OSPCT consists of 27 items, OSDCT consists of 18 items and OSCECT consists of 19 items. The highest score that can be obtained from OSPCT is 135 and the lowest 27; The highest score that can be obtained from OSDCT is 90 and the lowest is 18; the highest score that can be obtained from OSCECT is 95 and the lowest is 19. Thus, it can be determined to what extent a teacher has a prescriptive, descriptive or critical-explanatory curriculum theory orientation.  \nKeywords: Curriculum Theories, Teachers’Orientations in Curriculum Theories, The Inventory of Orientations in Curriculum Theories  \nDOI: 10.29329/epasr.2023.548 .6  \nSubmitted:30 October 2022 Accepted: 19 April 2023 Published: 01 June 2023  \n*This study was produced from the Phd thesis of the first author under the supervision of the second author.  \n1Asst. Prof. Dr., Faculty of Education, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey, ORCID: [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8110-575X](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8110-575X)  \nCorrespondence: [ersinture@gmail.com](ersinture@gmail.com)  \n2 Prof. Dr., Faculty of Education, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey, ORCID: [https://orcid.org/0000](https://orcid.org/0000) 0002-7156-1425,  \nEmail: [fatmahazir@gmail.com](fatmahazir@gmail.com)  \nIntroduction  \nCurriculum orientation determines how teachers view the curricula, their dimensions and how they utilize them. As for the orientation of curriculum theories, it specifies how teachers explain and apply the curricula and their dimensions based upon the theories developed by curriculum specialists. In this context, the concept of theory can be examined in terms of its function. It is used to describe, describe, explain, and predict theories, as well as to offer suggestions for structures, relationships, and outcomes (Huenecke, 1982) . Theories are part of educators' thinking, and these theories shape the theoretical and philosophical foundations of educators' actions (Ornstein and Hunkins, 1998) . In other words, theories guide the thoughts of educators (Henson, 1995) and determine the activities they perform (Miller, 2011) .  \nStudies show that the theories adopted by teachers (Chant, 2002; Cornett, 1990) and their beliefs about curriculum (Stipek, Givvin, Salmon, and MacGyvers, 2001; Peacock, 2001) affect the decisions they make in the classroom and the teaching they perform. 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