Research Article

THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

Volume: 7 Number: 1 June 25, 2025
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THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study aims to develop an instrument to measure high school students' mathematical creativity. The study group of the research consists of 500 high school students studying in the central districts of Ankara province in the 2022-2023 academic year. The survey model was used in the study. To determine the mathematical creativity of the students, a mathematical creativity test was administered under the supervision of the researcher for 40 minutes. Scoring for the mathematical creativity test was done by the researcher. A Bayesian exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to examine the construct validity of the scores obtained from the measurement tool. The findings showed that the measurement tool can be defined by five factors: generating equality, generating relations, generating equations, generating equal area, and generating triangles at the first level of confirmatory factor analysis, and by a factor called mathematical creativity at the second level of confirmatory factor analysis. The test's internal consistency was examined by calculating Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients. While Cronbach's alpha coefficient showed that the scores obtained were at a low level of reliability, McDonald's omega coefficient showed that they were at a good level of reliability.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Specialist Studies in Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 25, 2025

Submission Date

February 25, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Yayla, Ö., & Bakan Kalaycıoğlu, D. (2025). THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS. Journal of Advanced Education Studies, 7(1), 20-44. https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX
AMA
1.Yayla Ö, Bakan Kalaycıoğlu D. THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS. EJAES. 2025;7(1):20-44. https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX
Chicago
Yayla, Özgül, and Dilara Bakan Kalaycıoğlu. 2025. “THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 7 (1): 20-44. https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX.
EndNote
Yayla Ö, Bakan Kalaycıoğlu D (June 1, 2025) THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 7 1 20–44.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Yayla and D. Bakan Kalaycıoğlu, “THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS”, EJAES, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 20–44, June 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX
ISNAD
Yayla, Özgül - Bakan Kalaycıoğlu, Dilara. “THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 7/1 (June 1, 2025): 20-44. https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX.
JAMA
1.Yayla Ö, Bakan Kalaycıoğlu D. THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS. EJAES. 2025;7:20–44.
MLA
Yayla, Özgül, and Dilara Bakan Kalaycıoğlu. “THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2025, pp. 20-44, https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX.
Vancouver
1.Özgül Yayla, Dilara Bakan Kalaycıoğlu. THE MATHEMATICAL CREATIVITY MEASUREMENT TOOL: THE CASE OF BAYESIAN EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS. EJAES [Internet]. 2025 Jun. 1;7(1):20-44. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA73RJ85GX