The Reliability and Validity of the Mathematics Self-Efficacy Informative Sources Scale
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Th is study focused on the convergent and discriminate validity of the Mathematics SelfEff icacy Informative Sources Scale for high school students. A total number of 692 high school students participated in the study. Both explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for the content of the scale. Whether the Mathematics Self-eff icacy Informative Sources showed any diff erences in terms of personal variables such as gender and class level was also examined as part of discriminate validity. According to the results of the factor analyses, the four-factor model of math-inform was supported. According to the distinguished validity results, it would be stated that class level variables were not effective in explaining the variables informative resources. Th e results were discussed in light of literature and some suggestions were given for further studies.
Author: Ragıp Özyürek
Institution: Cukurova University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W257037255