Abstract
Statistical literacy is a comparatively new concept in mathematics and while there is some consensusabout how it is defined, there has been limited research on how the concept is measured within aschool context. This paper, reports on the development and validation of an instrument to measuremiddle school students' self-efficacy for statistical literacy. The items were developed from therelevant research literature and then tested on a sample of 366 students. A Rasch measurementmethodology was used to create the measure and to provide evidence for its construct validity. Theevidence reported in this paper indicates that the proposed instrument has suitable reliability andvalidity properties.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | MERGA 32 |
Subtitle of host publication | Crossing divides |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Publisher | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
Pages | 97-104 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781920846206 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - Palmerston North, NZ, New Zealand Duration: 05 Jul 2009 → 09 Jul 2009 |
Conference
Conference | Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
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Country | New Zealand |
Period | 05/07/09 → 09/07/09 |