Education of Primary School Mathematics (한국수학교육학회지시리즈C:초등수학교육)

Korean Society of Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회)
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Development and Validation of Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Elementary Students

초등학생의 수학 불안 측정 도구 개발 연구

  • Received : 2018.09.16
  • Accepted : 2018.10.31
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a mathematics anxiety scale for elementary students in South Korea. Based on the literature review, I developed two types of survey items measuring elementary students' mathematics anxiety. Teachers or students may use survey measurements selectively according to the students' participants in mathematics private institutions. In order to assess the reliability and validity of survey items, I conducted surveys with elementary students. The sample consisted of 300 elementary students in public elementary schools in Seoul. A total of 28 items were developed and examined for the internal consistence. The results showed that the proposed scale was appropriate to represent the mathematics anxiety of elementary students. The survey items of this study could be applied for assessing elementary students' mathematics anxiety regardless of their gender and age factors.

본 연구에서는 문헌연구와 초등학교 3-6학년 학생들을 대상으로 한 설문의 통계적 검증을 토대로 초등학교 학생을 대상으로 하는 수학 불안 측정 도구를 개발하였다. 측정 도구는 수학 사교육 여부와 상관없이 수학 불안을 측정할 수 있는 도구와 수학 사교육에 참여하는 학생들에게 추가적으로 적용할 수 있는 도구, 총 2종으로 개발되었다. 문헌 연구 결과를 바탕으로 수학 불안 측정 도구는 수학 시험, 수학 수업, 수학 교사, 수학 수업과 관련한 부모님의 태도, 수학 상황에 대한 걱정이라는 다섯 가지 요인을 기반으로 설계되었다. 수학 사교육 관련 수학 불안 측정 도구는 사교육 수학 시험, 사교육 수학 수업, 사교육 교사라는 세 가지 요인을 기반으로 제작되었다. 본 연구에서는 신뢰도 검증을 위해 두 측정 도구에 대해 주성분분석(Principal Component Analysis)을 실시하였다. 또한 연구 참여자에게 수학 불안과 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 알려져 있는 수학 자기 효능감 측정 도구를 적용, 본 연구에서 개발한 측정도구와의 상관관계를 통계적으로 분석하여 타당도 검증을 실시하였다. 문헌연구, 통계적 분석을 기반으로 한 신뢰도 타당도 검증을 통해 본 연구에서는 21개의 수학 불안 측정도구 문항과 7개의 수학 사교육 관련 수학 불안 측정 도구 문항을 확정하였다.

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