在大学生中开发和验证简要数学焦虑量表 (BMAS)
M I Núñez-Peña1, Georgina Guilera
1University of Barcelona (Spain), Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona (Spain), Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat (Spain).
Psicothema
|October 26, 2023
概括
研究人员开发了简短的数学焦虑评分表 (BMAS),这是缩短的数学焦虑评分表 (sMARS) 的缩短版本. 这种经过验证的九项尺度准确地测量了大学生对数学焦虑的程度,即使时间有限.
科学领域:
- 心理测量 心理测量
- 教育心理学教育心理学
- 量化心理学 量化心理学
背景情况:
- 缩短的数学焦虑评分表 (sMARS) 是一个广泛使用的测量方法.
- 对于某些研究或临床情况,现有的尺度可能会很长.
- 开发简短,心理测量健全的工具对于高效的评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了开发一个简短的sMARS版本,命名为简短的数学焦虑量表 (BMAS).
- 为了保持sMARS的原始三要素结构.
- 为了验证新简短尺度的心理特征.
主要方法:
- 项目响应理论被应用来改进sMARS.
- 在一个由1349名本科生组成的样本中进行了sMARS.
- 研究了与测量数学能力,特征焦虑,考试焦虑和对数学态度的相关性.
主要成果:
- 该尺度成功地减少到9个项目,每个子尺度有3个项目.
- 简短的数学焦虑量表 (BMAS) 显示出强大的内部一致性.
- 确定了足够的测试重复测试可靠性 (7周) 和良好的收/区分有效性.
结论:
- BMAS是评估大学生数学焦虑的一个有效和可靠的工具.
- 在时间有限的环境中,BMAS特别有用.
- 该尺度支持对得分进行准确的解释,用于研究和实践.
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