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Aligning the Attitude towards Math Inventory

Authors
Chue Kah Loong1, *
1National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
*Corresponding author. Email: kahloong.chue@nie.edu.sg
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Chue Kah Loong
Available Online 22 August 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-494-5_13How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Rasch analysis; Differential item functioning; Attitude towards Mathematics Inventory; Scale validation
Abstract

The aim of this study is twofold: 1) to align the Attitude towards Math Inventory so that it fits the construct of an attitude and 2) to investigate the psychometric properties and possible gender biasness in the inventory. The short version of the attitude towards math inventory was modified to fit the typical construct of an attitude by including a behavioral subscale and removing the subscale pertaining to self-confidence. The inventory was then administered to a sample of 419 tertiary level students (181 male, 238 female) enrolled in a mathematics course. Data was subsequently entered into WINSTEPS ver 3.92 for Rasch analysis. Results indicated that the three dimensions were consistent with the attitude construct of affect, behavior and cognition. Items in the inventory demonstrated low local dependency, targeted the sample reasonably well and were a relatively good fit for the data. Both person and item separation indicated a high reliability. There were no substantial differential item functioning effects for gender. Evidence from the study indicates that the modified scale is a valid instrument to assess attitude as defined by attitude researchers. Educators may wish to use the scale to measure a student’s attitude for early interventions or for future research purposes.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Pacific-Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS 2023)
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Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
22 August 2024
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978-94-6463-494-5
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-494-5_13How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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