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Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model

The students’ attitude towards problem solving (SATPS) is designed to measure attitude based on three aspects that include patience, motivation and willingness. The purpose of the study is to conduct measurement and evaluation of (SATPS) instrument using Rasch Model to ensure the validity of the ins...

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Main Authors: Norhatta Mohd, Siti Mistima Maat, UniKL MFI, UniKL MIIT
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Published: Progress Publishing Company 2013
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Attitude
Problem Solving
Rasch Model
Mathematics
Online Access:http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2012/July/200-203.pdf
http://ir.unikl.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/2159
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spelling my.unikl.ir-21592013-05-21T09:45:06Z Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model Norhatta Mohd Siti Mistima Maat UniKL MFI UniKL MIIT Attitude Problem Solving Rasch Model Mathematics The students’ attitude towards problem solving (SATPS) is designed to measure attitude based on three aspects that include patience, motivation and willingness. The purpose of the study is to conduct measurement and evaluation of (SATPS) instrument using Rasch Model to ensure the validity of the instrument. The instrument consists of 20 items was then analyzed using WINSTEP 3.69.1.11 with the intention to produce the evidence of validity on the instrument based on item response theory. The data is collected from 153 engineering technology students in a technical institute. The findings revealed that the instrument has reliability value of 0.95 and separation index is 4.42. The person reliability has value of 0.64 and separation index is 1.32. The fit statistics suggests some of the items were modified accordingly. The modification of the instrument would benefit to future study with regard to validation and reliability of SATPS. 2013-05-21T09:45:06Z 2013-05-21T09:45:06Z 2013-01 Vol.5,No.1,p14-17 http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2012/July/200-203.pdf http://ir.unikl.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/2159 International Journal of Academic Research; Progress Publishing Company
institution Universiti Kuala Lumpur
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topic Attitude
Problem Solving
Rasch Model
Mathematics
spellingShingle Attitude
Problem Solving
Rasch Model
Mathematics
Norhatta Mohd
Siti Mistima Maat
UniKL MFI
UniKL MIIT
Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model
description The students’ attitude towards problem solving (SATPS) is designed to measure attitude based on three aspects that include patience, motivation and willingness. The purpose of the study is to conduct measurement and evaluation of (SATPS) instrument using Rasch Model to ensure the validity of the instrument. The instrument consists of 20 items was then analyzed using WINSTEP 3.69.1.11 with the intention to produce the evidence of validity on the instrument based on item response theory. The data is collected from 153 engineering technology students in a technical institute. The findings revealed that the instrument has reliability value of 0.95 and separation index is 4.42. The person reliability has value of 0.64 and separation index is 1.32. The fit statistics suggests some of the items were modified accordingly. The modification of the instrument would benefit to future study with regard to validation and reliability of SATPS.
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author Norhatta Mohd
Siti Mistima Maat
UniKL MFI
UniKL MIIT
author_facet Norhatta Mohd
Siti Mistima Maat
UniKL MFI
UniKL MIIT
author_sort Norhatta Mohd
title Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model
title_short Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model
title_full Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model
title_fullStr Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Engineering Technology Students' Attitude Toward Problem Solving in Mathematics Using Rasch Model
title_sort assessing engineering technology students' attitude toward problem solving in mathematics using rasch model
publisher Progress Publishing Company
publishDate 2013
url http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2012/July/200-203.pdf
http://ir.unikl.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/2159
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