Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of Modified Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale for Children in Serbia

Autor/inn/en	Milovanovic, Ilija; Branovacki, Bojan
Titel	Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of Modified Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale for Children in Serbia
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 19 (2021) 3, S.579-598 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Milovanovic, Ilija)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-020-10066-w
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Psychometrics; Mathematics Anxiety; Mathematics Education; Gender Differences; Measures (Individuals); Student Attitudes; Item Response Theory; Elementary School Students; Validity; Reliability; Grades (Scholastic); Screening Tests; Serbia; Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Mathematische Bildung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Messdaten; Schülerverhalten; Item-Response-Theorie; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Notenspiegel; Screening-Verfahren; Serbien
Abstract	Previous research of math anxiety (MA) was largely concerned with the population of high school students. Although there are findings on the existence of MA at early primary school age, a very small number of questionnaires or scales, which have been validated in several cultures and can be used in research with children of this age, have been detected in the literature. The aim of this research was the psychometric evaluation and short validation of Modified Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (mAMAS) for children in Serbia. The study was conducted on a sample of 301 early elementary school students from Serbia (mean age 8.79 years). The results of the research indicate a 2-factor solution of this scale. Both components, Math Evaluation Anxiety and Math Learning Anxiety, have satisfactory reliability coefficients and negative relations with math grades. Additionally, there were no detected gender differences on these measures. IRT analysis indicates that both components show satisfactory psychometric properties and all of the items show significant contributions to their respective scales. Both scales exhibit similar properties in that they offer precise discrimination of respondents with average and higher MA levels, which is encouraging as the scale could be used as a screening tool for children who experience problems with MA. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01