Matematiksel İletişim Becerisi Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 25, 575 - 601

Mustafa Akıncı , Murat Genç , İlhan Karataş , Özgür Murat Çolakoğlu , Nurbanu Yılmaz

Öz

Bu çalışma, ortaöğretim öğrencilerinin matematiksel iletişim becerilerini değerlendirebilecek bir ölçek geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Matematiksel iletişim; okuma, yazma, dinleme ve konuşma boyutlarını kapsayan çok boyutlu bir beceri olarak ele alınmıştır. Ölçek geliştirme sürecinde 442 lise öğrencisine uygulama yapılmış, veriler açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleriyle değerlendirilmiştir. Tek faktörlü yapıya sahip olan ölçek, toplam varyansın %48’ini açıklamış ve yüksek iç tutarlılık katsayısı (Cronbach Alfa: 0,96) elde edilmiştir. Bulgular, matematiksel iletişim becerilerinin bütüncül bir yapı olarak ele alınması gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Ölçek, öğrencilerin güçlü yönlerini ve gelişime açık alanlarını belirleyerek, öğretmenlerin hedefe yönelik stratejiler geliştirmesine yardımcı olabilir. Bu çalışma, matematiksel iletişim becerilerinin eğitimin her aşamasında önemini desteklemekte ve bu becerilerin etkili değerlendirilmesine yönelik önemli bir araç sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Matematik eğitimi, matematiksel iletişim becerisi, ölçek geliştirme

Development of Mathematical Communication Skills Scale

Öz

This study aims to develop a scale that can assess secondary school students' mathematical communication skills. Mathematical communication is considered as a multidimensional skill that includes reading, writing, listening and speaking. During the scale development process, 442 high school students were administered the scale and the data were evaluated with explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses. The scale, which had a single-factor structure, explained 48% of the total variance and a high internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach's Alpha: 0.96) was obtained. The findings emphasize that mathematical communication skills should be considered as a holistic construct. The scale can help teachers develop targeted strategies by identifying students' strengths and areas for improvement. This study supports the importance of mathematical communication skills at every stage of education and provides an important tool for effective assessment of these skills.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Mathematics education, mathematical communication skills, scale development

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