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Turkish Adaptation of the Mathematical Processing Instrument and Pre-service Teachers’ Problem Solving Preferences
Abstract
This present study aimed to adapt the Mathematical Processing Instrument (MPI) developed by
Suwarsono (1982) to Turkish and determine elementary pre-service teachers’ problem solving preferences. Results of
the study revealed that the MPI is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used to measure students’ preference for
visual or analytic problem solving strategies. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were calculated as 0.72 and 0.78 for
the Mathematical Processing Instrument-Tests I and II, respectively. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the overall
instrument was found as 0.86. The difficulty of tasks and grade level had a significant impact on pre-service teachers’
problem solving preferences
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English
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Publication Date
June 1, 2013
Submission Date
June 1, 2013
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Year 2013 Volume: 6 Number: 2