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The development of a geometry attitude scale.(Report)

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| June 22, 2007 | Duatepe-Paksu, Asuman; Ubuz, Behiye | COPYRIGHT 2007 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This study presents the development of a Geometry Attitude Scale. 334 eight grade Turkish students were employed to conduct an exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Factor structure obtained by EFA was evaluated by a confirmatory factor analysis in the different sample of 126 eight grade students. Findings suggested that the scale measures two constructs: motivation and self-confidence. These factors indicated .92 and .87 Cronbach alpha reliability estimate.

Introduction

As there is a general belief that children learn more effectively when they are interested in what they learn and that they will achieve better in mathematics if they ...

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