Development of Mathematics Course Attitude Scale: A Preliminary Study of Validity & Reliability

Autor/inn/en	Eskici, Menekse; Ilgaz, Gökhan; Aricak, Osman Tolga
Titel	Development of Mathematics Course Attitude Scale: A Preliminary Study of Validity & Reliability
Quelle	In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, 5 (2017) 12, S.63-70 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-3205
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mathematics Education; Attitude Measures; Test Construction; Test Validity; Test Reliability; High School Students; Student Attitudes; Secondary School Mathematics; Gender Differences; Mathematics Achievement; Factor Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Mathematische Bildung; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Faktorenanalyse; Statistische Analyse; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of this research is to develop a Mathematics Course Attitude Scale to measure high school students' attitudes towards mathematics and to test the validity and reliability of this scale. It is also aimed to reveal whether there are significant differences in school students' attitudes towards mathematics according to their gender and mathematics achievement. This research was conducted with 508 volunteer students (198 female, 310 male) studying in five different high schools. One-dimensional scale consisting of 13 items was obtained. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that one factor solution was acceptable. In addition, the internal consistency and composite reliability of the scale were found to be high. We also found that there was a significant and moderate positive correlation between attitude and achievement. It was seen that the average of the attitude points, according to the gender, was very close to each other and the difference was not significant. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01