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- Publication in the field of mathematics education
Part of the book series: Kölner Beiträge zur Didaktik der Mathematik (KBDM)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
The use of Likert scale instruments for measuring teachers’ beliefs is criticized because of amplifying social desirability, reducing the willingness to make differentiations, and often providing less or no contexts. Those weaknesses may distort teachers’ responses to a Likert scale instrument, causing inconsistencies between their responses and their actions. Therefore, the author offers an alternative approach by employing rank-then-rate items and considering students’ abilities as one of the factors affecting teachers’ beliefs. The results confirm that the offered approach may give a better prediction about teachers’ beliefs than does a Likert scale instrument.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Safrudiannur is a researcher and lecturer in the field of mathematics education at the Mulawarman University, Indonesia. From 2015 to 2020, he was a research fellow at the University of Cologne in Germany.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Measuring Teachers’ Beliefs Quantitatively
Book Subtitle: Criticizing the Use of Likert Scale and Offering a New Approach
Authors: Safrudiannur
Series Title: Kölner Beiträge zur Didaktik der Mathematik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-30023-4
Publisher: Springer Spektrum Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-30022-7Published: 07 April 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-30023-4Published: 06 April 2020
Series ISSN: 2661-8257
Series E-ISSN: 2661-8265
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 163
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations
Topics: Mathematics Education, Mathematics, general, Statistics, general, Applications of Mathematics