MathPro's Factorial Investigation, a Psychometric Tool to Identify Learning Abilities and Difficulties in Mathematics

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Εφαρμογές της Ψυχολογίας στη σχολική κοινότητα
Library of the School of Philosophy
Deposit date:
2019-03-14
Year:
2019
Author:
Karagianni Maria
Supervisors info:
Ρούσσος Πέτρος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Γνωστικής Ψυχολογίας, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Παυλόπουλος Βασίλης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Διαπολιτισμικής Ψυχολογίας, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Τάνταρος Σπυρίδων, Καθηγητής Αναπτυξιακής Ψυχολογίας, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
Παραγοντική Διερεύνηση του MathPro, ενός Ψυχομετρικού Εργαλείου Εντοπισμού Μαθησιακών Δυνατοτήτων και Δυσκολιών στα Μαθηματικά
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
MathPro's Factorial Investigation, a Psychometric Tool to Identify Learning Abilities and Difficulties in Mathematics
Summary:
The aim of this work is to investigate the structure of a newly created computer-based mathematical battery, designed to detect learning difficulties in mathematics, based on four cognitive factors. It is based on a model designed to stimulate skills from the core number, memory, reasoning, and visual-spatial competence. The main objective of the thesis is to investigate whether the proposed mathematical tool classifies the mathematical skills involved in mathematics learning in the four above-mentioned fields in each class of primary school. Specifically, this paper examines how the 18 tests of the new battery of mathematical work are grouped in each class of primary school, through the principal factor analysis. Since there is no other weighted mathematical battery to detect mathematical difficulties, the reliability and validity of this tool is tested by investigating the distribution of factors in each grade. In the second phase, there are looking for differences between the factors that came out of each grade. The sample of work comes from 2371 pupils from 1st to 6th grade. The results of the empirical study and the analysis that emerged, suggest that the distribution of factors per school grade shows variations, at least for the particular population.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
factorial structure, math battery, mathematical difficulties, factor differences, grade
Index:
Yes
Number of index pages:
02
Contains images:
No
Number of references:
141
Number of pages:
102
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