书目名称 | Measuring Teachers’ Beliefs Quantitatively |
副标题 | Criticizing the Use |
编辑 | Safrudiannur |
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概述 | Publication in the field of mathematics education |
丛书名称 | Kölner Beiträge zur Didaktik der Mathematik |
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描述 | .The use of Likert scale instruments for measuring teachers’ beliefs is criticized because of amplifying social desirability, reducing the willingness to make differentiations, and often providing less or no contexts. Those weaknesses may distort teachers’ responses to a Likert scale instrument, causing inconsistencies between their responses and their actions. Therefore, the author offers an alternative approach by employing rank-then-rate items and considering students’ abilities as one of the factors affecting teachers’ beliefs. The results confirm that the offered approach may give a better prediction about teachers’ beliefs than does a Likert scale instrument.. |
出版日期 | Book 2020 |
关键词 | The Nature of Mathematics; Teaching and Learning; Mathematics; Problem Solving; Social Contexts at Schoo |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-30023-4 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-658-30022-7 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-658-30023-4Series ISSN 2661-8257 Series E-ISSN 2661-8265 |
issn_series | 2661-8257 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wies |