The development of a self-efficacy scale for mathematical modeling competencies

İlhan Koyuncu; Cem Oktay Guzeller; Didem Akyuz

doi:https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.256552

Makale detayları

The development of a self-efficacy scale for mathematical modeling competencies

Yazarlar:

İlhan Koyuncu | Cem Oktay Guzeller | Didem Akyuz

Yayıncı:

İzzet KARA

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education 2017 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.19-36

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2016

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000718759

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-7456

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.256552

Özet:

 


Mathematical modeling has come into prominence
during the last few decades in many countries’ mathematics teaching curricula.
It combines real life situations with mathematical context. Although evaluating
students’ mathematical modeling performances with a unique Likert type
instrument is questionable, having an instrument about their self-efficacy
beliefs in mathematical modeling may help to comment about their ideas related
to their competencies in mathematical modeling. The purpose of this study is to
develop a reliable and valid measurement scale to determine mathematical
modeling self-efficacy of mathematics teacher candidates. For this purpose, the
draft and final form of the scale were applied to a total of 562 pre-service
elementary mathematics teachers from various public universities in Turkey. The
findings of study revealed that the scale is unidimensional according to the
results of exploratory factor analysis. The unidimensionality of the scale was
validated by confirmatory factor analysis. The reliability of mathematical
modeling self-efficacy scale was very high (.97). Finally, it was found that
this scale is an appropriate measurement tool to evaluate students’
self-efficacy beliefs on their mathematical modeling competencies. Some
suggestions related to the scale and for further studies were given at the end.

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Mathematical modeling has come into prominence during the last few decades in many countries’ mathematics teaching curricula. It combines real life situations with mathematical context. Although evaluating students’ mathematical modeling performances with a unique Likert type instrument is questionable, having an instrument about their self-efficacy beliefs in mathematical modeling may help to comment about their ideas related to their competencies in mathematical modeling. The purpose of this study is to develop a reliable and valid measurement scale to determine mathematical modeling self-efficacy of mathematics teacher candidates. For this purpose, the draft and final form of the scale were applied to a total of 562 pre-service elementary mathematics teachers from various public universities in Turkey. The findings of study revealed that the scale is unidimensional according to the results of exploratory factor analysis. The unidimensionality of the scale was validated by confirmatory factor analysis. The reliability of mathematical modeling self-efficacy scale was very high (.97). Finally, it was found that this scale is an appropriate measurement tool to evaluate students’ self-efficacy beliefs on their mathematical modeling competencies. Some suggestions related to the scale and for further studies were given at the end.

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Makale detayları

The development of a self-efficacy scale for mathematical modeling competencies

Yazarlar: İlhan Koyuncu | Cem Oktay Guzeller | Didem Akyuz

Yayıncı: İzzet KARA

Ana Başlıklar: Eğitim

Dergi: International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education 2017 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.19-36

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2016

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000718759

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2148-7456

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.256552

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İlhan Koyuncu | Cem Oktay Guzeller | Didem Akyuz

Yayıncı:

İzzet KARA

Ana Başlıklar:

Eğitim

Dergi:

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education 2017 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.19-36

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2016

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000718759

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2148-7456

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.256552