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Kooken, Janice; Welsh, Megan E.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Johnston-Wilder, Sue; Lee, Clare – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
The Mathematical Resilience Scale measures students' attitudes toward studying mathematics, using three correlated factors: Value, Struggle, and Growth. The Mathematical Resilience Scale was developed and validated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses across three samples. Results provide a new approach to gauge the likelihood of…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills
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Pseekos, A. Chantelle; Dahlen, Eric R.; Levy, Jacob J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2008
The authors describe the development and preliminary validation of the Academic Stereotype Threat Inventory, a self-report measurement of math-related stereotype threat among women. A preliminary version of the instrument was administered to 308 undergraduate women. Principal component analysis yielded a 3-factor solution. Convergent and…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Factor Analysis, Validity, Measurement Techniques
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Stevens, Tara; Olivarez, Arturo, Jr. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2005
This study describes the development of the Mathematics Interest Inventory. Internal reliability and concurrent and construct validity were evaluated using 3 samples of children totaling 724. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed the presence of 3 factors representing the psychological state of individual interest. Cross-validation…
Descriptors: Validity, Interest Inventories, Construct Validity, Factor Structure
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Beasley, T. Mark; Long, Jeffrey D.; Natali, Michele – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2001
Confirmatory factor analyses suggested that the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Children measures an internally consistent, unidimensional construct. Construct validity (i.e., correlations with state anxiety, trait anxiety, and quantitative ability) was demonstrated. Discusses the importance of accurately assessing mathematics anxiety at the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Construct Validity, Counseling