Research Article

Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study

Volume: 51 Number: 1 April 27, 2022
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Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop a test for determining the number sense performance of eighth-grade students. This study was conducted with 405 eighth-grade students. The SPSS 17.0 and LISREL 8.8 software were used for data analysis. Data were analyzed by using the item analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and Cronbach’s alpha reliability tests. As a result of the analyzes, the number sense test was developed, which consists of 38 multiple-choice items and six number sense components and can explain 48.5% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients of the number sense test and its sub-components were found to be between 0.72 and 0.82, and the item-total correlations were between 0.30 and 0.47. The first and second-level confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed that the number sense test consisted of six components and that the established models fit well. As a result of this study, it was determined that the number sense test is a valid and reliable measurement tool in determining the number sense performance of eighth-grade students.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Studies on Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 27, 2022

Submission Date

January 30, 2021

Acceptance Date

February 14, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 51 Number: 1

APA
Birgin, O., & Peker, E. S. (2022). Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 51(1), 187-219. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.871367
AMA
1.Birgin O, Peker ES. Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022;51(1):187-219. doi:10.14812/cuefd.871367
Chicago
Birgin, Osman, and Elif Seval Peker. 2022. “Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 51 (1): 187-219. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.871367.
EndNote
Birgin O, Peker ES (April 1, 2022) Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 51 1 187–219.
IEEE
[1]O. Birgin and E. S. Peker, “Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 187–219, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.14812/cuefd.871367.
ISNAD
Birgin, Osman - Peker, Elif Seval. “Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 51/1 (April 1, 2022): 187-219. https://doi.org/10.14812/cuefd.871367.
JAMA
1.Birgin O, Peker ES. Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022;51:187–219.
MLA
Birgin, Osman, and Elif Seval Peker. “Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 51, no. 1, Apr. 2022, pp. 187-19, doi:10.14812/cuefd.871367.
Vancouver
1.Osman Birgin, Elif Seval Peker. Development of Number Sense Test for Eighth-Grade Students: A Validity and Reliability Study. Çukurova Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022 Apr. 1;51(1):187-219. doi:10.14812/cuefd.871367

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