The Thinking-About Test for Undergraduate Students: Development and Validation

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2015

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Aydın, Utkun

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Two studies were conducted for the development and validation of a multidimensional test to assess undergraduate students' mathematical thinking about derivative. The first study involved two phases: question generation and refinement of the Thinking-about-Derivative Test (TDT). The second study included four phases as follows: test administration, generalizability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and subgroup validity analysis. Findings suggested that the 30-item multiple-choice TDT, which comprises 6 mathematical thinking aspects, enactive, iconic, algorithmic, algebraic, formal, and axiomatic thinking, demonstrates acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Followed by additional cross-validation studies, the TDT may be a useful tool for mathematics education researchers and mathematicians. Directions for future research and implications for educational practice are discussed.

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Utkun Aydın (MEF Author)

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Mathematical thinking, Derivative, Reliability, Validity, Multiple-choice test, validity, reliability, derivative, mathematical thinking, multiple-choice test

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0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences, 0503 education

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Aydın, U., & Ubuz, B. (2015). THE THINKING-ABOUT-DERIVATIVE TEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 13, 6, 1279-1303.

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International Journal Of Science And Mathematics Education

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13

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6

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1279

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1303
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