Developing a Basic Mathematics Questionnaire for Grades 4 to 7

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ID15345820
AuthorsMarthie S Van der Walt (North-West University, corresponding author), Jacobus G Maree (0000-0002-9492-8445, North-West University), Suria Elli (0000-0002-7163-3265, North-West University), Suria M Ellis (North-West University)
Year2009
Volume19
Issue3
Pages329-339
Publication date2009-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2009.10820299
OpenAlexW1601893625
LanguageEN
References cited11

In this article, the authors report on the development of a basic mathematics questionnaire for Grades 4 to 7 (the BM(P)). The provisional instrument was completed by 1,103 Afrikaans-, English-and Tswana-speaking learners in Grades 4 to 7 in the North-West Province of South Africa. First-order factor analysis was carried out, item analysis was done, reliability coefficients and discrimination values were calculated, and norm tables were established. Weighted means were used to ensure that the results were proportional to the ratios of the language groups in the province. We (the authors) concluded that standardisation of the BM(P) yielded satisfactory results with regard to the determination of issues such as construct validity, reliability, validity and intercorrelations for Grade 4 to 7 learners in the North-West Province of South Africa

Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Mathematics education · Norm (philosophy · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Validity · Educational Assessment and Pedagogy · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques · Psychology · Science Education and Pedagogy

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