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Measuring Students' Conceptual Understanding of Real Functions: A Rasch Model Analysis
- Source :
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International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education . 2024 19(1). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Understanding the concepts related to real function is essential in learning mathematics. To determine how students understand these concepts, it is necessary to have an appropriate measurement tool. In this paper, we have created a web application using 32 items from conceptual understanding of real functions (CURF) item bank. We conducted a psychometric analysis using Rasch model on 207 first-year students. The analysis showed that CURF is a dependable and valid instrument for measuring students' CURF. The test is uni-dimensional; all items are consistent with the construct and have excellent item fit statistics. The results indicate that the items are independent of each other and unbiased towards the gender and high school background of the students.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1306-3030
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1417505
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research