Psychometric Properties of the Saudi Version of the Mathematics Confidence Scale using the Modern Test Theory
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024), Articles
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024)

Psychometric Properties of the Saudi Version of the Mathematics Confidence Scale using the Modern Test Theory

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https://doi.org/10.62754/joe.v3i2.4247
Published 2024-02-23
Izzeldeen Abdullah Alnaimi
Professor of Measurement and Evaluation, College of social Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)
Abdullah Khretan Alenezi
Associate Professor of Psychology, College of social Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)
Yousef Abdelqader Abu Shindi
Associate Professor of Measurement and Evaluation, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Habis Saad Al-Zboon
Professor of Measurement and Evaluation, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University and University of Nizwa
Abd El. MureedAbd El Gaberkassem
Professor of Psychology, College of social Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)
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Keywords

Math confidence
Math Confidence Rating Scale (MCS)
Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
IRT

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Alnaimi, I. A. ., Alenezi, A. K. ., Shindi, Y. A. A. ., Al-Zboon, H. S. ., & Gaberkassem, A. E. M. E. . (2024). Psychometric Properties of the Saudi Version of the Mathematics Confidence Scale using the Modern Test Theory . Journal of Ecohumanism, 3(2), 265–274. https://doi.org/10.62754/joe.v3i2.4247
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Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Math Confidence Rating Scale (MCS), using Item Response Theory (IRT) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The participants were (315) from Imam Mouhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University; They are distributed into (92) female and (223) male, selected through a convenience sampling. The EFA models indicated that the one-dimensional structure better represents the data, and the pairs of items were considered locally independent, IRT findings indicate that all items had a very high discrimination parameter and all items had acceptable threshold parameters, And that MCS is more informative for mid-level ability of Math confidence. The MCS in Arabic has adequate psychometric properties to be used as a short measure of Math confidence.

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