THE THINKING-ABOUT-DERIVATIVE TEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

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2015-12-01

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UBUZ, BEHİYE
Ubuz, Behiye

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Two studies were conducted for the development and validation of a multidimensional test to assess undergraduate students' mathematical thinking about derivative. The first study involved two phases: question generation and refinement of the Thinking-about-Derivative Test (TDT). The second study included four phases as follows: test administration, generalizability analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and subgroup validity analysis. Findings suggested that the 30-item multiple-choice TDT, which comprises 6 mathematical thinking aspects, enactive, iconic, algorithmic, algebraic, formal, and axiomatic thinking, demonstrates acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Followed by additional cross-validation studies, the TDT may be a useful tool for mathematics education researchers and mathematicians. Directions for future research and implications for educational practice are discussed.

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Education, General Mathematics

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/49089

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-014-9545-x

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Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Article

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B. UBUZ and B. Ubuz, “THE THINKING-ABOUT-DERIVATIVE TEST FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, pp. 1279–1303, 2015, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/49089.