The Design and Development of a Dyscalculia Checklist Based on a Focus Group Interview

Autor/inn/en	Yoong, Soo May; Ahmad, Noor Aini; Singh, Charanjit Kaur Swaran; Wong, Wei Lun
Titel	The Design and Development of a Dyscalculia Checklist Based on a Focus Group Interview
Quelle	In: British Journal of Special Education, 50 (2023) 3, S.403-412 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yoong, Soo May)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3383
DOI	10.1111/1467-8578.12474
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Learning Disabilities; Check Lists; Focus Groups; Special Education; Expertise; Content Validity; Test Reliability; Computation; Numbers; Mathematics Anxiety; Identification; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Checkliste; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Expert appraisal; Testreliabilität; Zahlenraum; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ausland
Abstract	This article aims to explore the symptoms and characteristics of dyscalculia. This is a qualitative study. Five experts in the field of special education took part in a focus group interview. Each expert had more than ten years of experience in their area of expertise. To determine the content validity of the protocol, three experts in special education, language and qualitative research evaluated each of the eight items. Cohen's kappa analysis was used to assess inter-rater reliability. The findings of this study indicate that 59 items have been developed, based on six constructs in the dyscalculia checklist. The six constructs were subitising, estimating, Arabic numerals, verbal numbers, arithmetic facts and calculating processes. Following the focus group interview, a new construct emerged: math anxiety. The study implies that teachers might utilise this checklist to carry out early detection of students with dyscalculia in primary schools. This will enable appropriate intervention, resulting in significant benefits for the Ministry of Education, for educators and teachers, and for the students themselves. Although this study was based in Malaysia, the results have wider implications because dyscalculia is present everywhere. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01