Research Article

Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability

Volume: 49 Number: 1 April 28, 2020
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Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability

Abstract

This is a quantitative study to develop a valid and reliable scale in order to determine mathematical thinking skills of mathematics teachers and to investigate the thinking skills of mathematics teachers in terms of various variables by means of the developed scale. In this context, the study was conducted on two different sample groups. The first study was conducted with 469 mathematics teachers during the development of the scale, and the second study was conducted with 190 teachers to test the developed scale. In the development process of the scale, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient and Guttman Split Half values reliability calculations were performed. As a result of the analysis, the total variance percentage of the 17 items, which was composed of four factors, was 56.90%. The model obtained as a result of confirmatory factor analysis was acceptable. The Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient for the whole scale was .79. The results of this study show that a valid and reliable scale was developed to determine mathematical teachers' mathematical thinking skills. In addition, through the developed scale, it was obtained that mathematics teachers' thinking skills differed according to the type of school they graduated and professional seniority.

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Supporting Institution

Çukurova Üniversitesi BAP birimi

Project Number

SBA-2017-9773

Thanks

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 28, 2020

Submission Date

July 26, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 30, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 49 Number: 1

APA
Bal, A. P., & Dinç Artut, P. (2020). Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 49(1), 278-315. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.597204
AMA
1.Bal AP, Dinç Artut P. Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;49(1):278-315. doi:10.14812/cuefd.597204
Chicago
Bal, Ayten Pınar, and Perihan Dinç Artut. 2020. “Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49 (1): 278-315. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.597204.
EndNote
Bal AP, Dinç Artut P (April 1, 2020) Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49 1 278–315.
IEEE
[1]A. P. Bal and P. Dinç Artut, “Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 278–315, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.597204.
ISNAD
Bal, Ayten Pınar - Dinç Artut, Perihan. “Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 49/1 (April 1, 2020): 278-315. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.597204.
JAMA
1.Bal AP, Dinç Artut P. Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;49:278–315.
MLA
Bal, Ayten Pınar, and Perihan Dinç Artut. “Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 49, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 278-15, doi:10.14812/cuefd.597204.
Vancouver
1.Ayten Pınar Bal, Perihan Dinç Artut. Developing the Mathematical Thinking Scale: Validity and Reliability. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020 Apr. 1;49(1):278-315. doi:10.14812/cuefd.597204

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