Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students

Büşra Çaylan Ergene; Özkan Ergene

doi:10.17275/per.24.51.11.4

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Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students

Abstract

Mathematical modeling is a cyclical process involving the competencies of understanding the problem, simplifying, mathematizing, working mathematically, interpreting, and validating. Mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs are essential to students’ mathematical modeling performance. This study examined middle and high school students’ mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs. The participants consisted of 1091 middle school students and 974 high school students. The data were collected through the “Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy Scale [MMSS]”. T-tests and ANOVA test statistics were used to determine the effect of gender, school level, grade level and previous engagement in model-eliciting activities on the mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs. The results showed that the mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs of middle school students were significantly higher than those of high school students. Furthermore, middle school students’ mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs did not differ significantly by gender, while at the high school level there was a significant difference in favor of males. Regarding grade levels, only a statistically significant difference was found between the mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs of seventh- and eighth-grade students. Moreover, middle and high school students who had previously engaged in model-eliciting activities had significantly higher mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs than those who had not. In the accessible literature, there is no study on the mathematical modeling self-efficacy beliefs of middle and high school students. Therefore, we believe this study’s results will contribute to the literature on mathematical modeling.

Keywords

Mathematical modeling, self-efficacy, middle school students, high school students

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Büşra Çaylan Ergene ^*
0000-0002-5567-6791
Türkiye

Özkan Ergene
0000-0001-5119-2813
Türkiye

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July 14, 2024

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July 7, 2024

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May 23, 2024

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June 10, 2024

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Çaylan Ergene, B., & Ergene, Ö. (2024). Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students. Participatory Educational Research, 11(4), 99-114. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.51.11.4

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Çaylan Ergene, Büşra, and Özkan Ergene. 2024. “Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students”. Participatory Educational Research 11 (4): 99-114. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.51.11.4.

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Çaylan Ergene, Büşra - Ergene, Özkan. “Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students”. Participatory Educational Research 11/4 (July 1, 2024): 99-114. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.51.11.4.

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Çaylan Ergene, Büşra, and Özkan Ergene. “Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students”. Participatory Educational Research, vol. 11, no. 4, July 2024, pp. 99-114, doi:10.17275/per.24.51.11.4.

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1.Büşra Çaylan Ergene, Özkan Ergene. Mathematical Modeling Self-Efficacy of Middle School and High School Students. PER. 2024 Jul. 1;11(4):99-114. doi:10.17275/per.24.51.11.4