An Instrument for Measuring Performance in Geometry Based on the Van Hiele Model

In this paper we present the process of constructing a test for assessing student performance in geometry corresponding to the first year of Secondary Education. The main goal was to detect student errors in the understanding of geometry in order to develop a proposal according to the Van Hiele teac...

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Published inEducational research and reviews Vol. 11; no. 13; pp. 1194 - 1201
Main Authors Sánchez-García, Ana B, Cabello, Ana Belén
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Academic Journals 10.07.2016
Subjects
Bartletts Test of Sphericity
Construct Validity
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Geometric Concepts
Geometry
Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics Instruction
Qualitative Research
Reliability
Secondary School Students
Spain
Statistical Analysis
Student Evaluation
Teaching Methods
Spain
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Summary:In this paper we present the process of constructing a test for assessing student performance in geometry corresponding to the first year of Secondary Education. The main goal was to detect student errors in the understanding of geometry in order to develop a proposal according to the Van Hiele teaching model, explained in this paper. Our research methodology took into account reliability using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, as well as the construct validity, with the extraction of 13 factors that accounted for a high percentage of variance. This result leads us to conclude that the instrument constructed has the appropriate technical and pedagogical features to be considered an original and significant contribution to the field of geometry teaching. The final version of the test constructed after the extraction of factors is shown in the Appendix.
ISSN:1990-3839
1990-3839
DOI:10.5897/ERR2016.2801