The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study

Volume: 6 Number: 3 September 1, 2013
  • Mustafa İlhan
  • Bayram Çetin
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The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

The present study aims to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure high school students' mathematics-oriented epistemological beliefs. The participants were 406 high school students studying in Batman and Diyarbakır infall of 2012 who were considered under two separate study groups. Expert review was done to check content and face validity. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed in order to check construct validity. As a result of the EFA, a 27-itemthree-factor structure emerged, explaining 40.57%of variance. The emerging factors were called as a belief of that learning depends on effort (BLDE), a belief of that learning depends on talent (BLDT), and a belief of that there is only one truth (BTOOT). The findings indicated all 27 items and a three-factor structure related to the MOEBS have satisfactory indices of goodness of fit.As a result of reliability analysis, it was determined that internal consistency and test-retest coefficients were acceptable.The findings of the item analyses showed that all of the items were discriminatory. In light of these findings, it can be argued that the scale is reliable and valid and can be used to measure high school students’ mathematics-oriented epistemological beliefs.

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Mustafa İlhan This is me

Bayram Çetin This is me

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September 1, 2013

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Year 2013 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
İlhan, M., & Çetin, B. (2013). The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 6(3), 359-388. https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE
AMA
1.İlhan M, Çetin B. The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences. 2013;6(3):359-388. https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE
Chicago
İlhan, Mustafa, and Bayram Çetin. 2013. “The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study”. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences 6 (3): 359-88. https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE.
EndNote
İlhan M, Çetin B (September 1, 2013) The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences 6 3 359–388.
IEEE
[1]M. İlhan and B. Çetin, “The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study”, Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 359–388, Sept. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE
ISNAD
İlhan, Mustafa - Çetin, Bayram. “The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study”. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences 6/3 (September 1, 2013): 359-388. https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE.
JAMA
1.İlhan M, Çetin B. The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences. 2013;6:359–388.
MLA
İlhan, Mustafa, and Bayram Çetin. “The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study”. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, vol. 6, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 359-88, https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa İlhan, Bayram Çetin. The Mathematics-Oriented Epistemological Belief Scale (MOEBS): Validity and Reliability Study. Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences [Internet]. 2013 Sep. 1;6(3):359-88. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA88EH93SE