英文摘要 |
Based on Hofer's epistemological beliefs theory, this study aims to develop the Epistemological Beliefs Scale-Mathematics (EBS-M) for Taiwan junior high school students. There are 14 items in this scale including three sub-scales, certainty of knowledge, structure of knowledge, and justification for knowing. A cluster sampling was used in the study, and the participants were 1,723 eighth grade students. They were recruited from 60 classes of 30 junior high schools in Taiwan. The results are as follows, (1) the range of Cronbach's of three sub-scales is from .82 to .89, and the range of test-retest reliabilities is from .60 to .69; (2) the three factors shows good composite reliability and average variance extracted; (3) the results of data analysis show good construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity; (4) the finding of cross-validation shows the scale has good stability and validity extension. |