Math4Speed:一个免费可用的算术流度指标.
Hannah D Loenneker1, Krzysztof Cipora2, Christina Artemenko1
1Department of Psychology, University of Tuebingen.
概括
Math4Speed (M4S) 是一个新的,免费的工具,可以测量四个运算的算术流性. 它显示出良好的可靠性和有效性,使其对研究和比较有用.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 教育测量教育的测量
背景情况:
- 评估算术流性对于理解数学认知至关重要.
- 现有措施可能缺乏可访问性或广泛适用性.
- 需要为算术技能提供标准化,免费可用的工具.
研究的目的:
- 介绍和心理测量Math4Speed (M4S),一个新的纸和笔测量算术流的测量.
- 在一个大型的跨文化样本中确定M4S的可靠性和有效性.
- 为研究数学能力的研究人员提供免费可访问的资源.
主要方法:
- 开发了Math4Speed (M4S),包括50个项目,每个项目用于加法,减法,乘法和除法,每次操作的时间限制为2分钟.
- 收集了来自六个欧洲国家的1165名年轻成年人 (主要是大学生) 的数据.
- 进行心理测量评估,包括可靠性分析和构造,收和分歧的有效性评估.
主要成果:
- 数学4速度 (M4S) 证明了令人满意的可靠性和有效性.
- 构造有效性得到了反向算术运算之间的强烈相关性的支持.
- 通过与其他认知措施的差异关联,通过差异关联确认了收和分歧有效性.
结论:
- Math4Speed (M4S) 是一种可靠且有效的算术流度测量仪,适用于各种研究应用.
- 它的免费可用性和易用性促进了跨学科的比较和更广泛的数学技能研究.
- 未来的研究应该致力于将M4S数据收集扩展到更多样化和更具代表性的人口中,以提高概括性.
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