Validation of the Math Anxiety Scale With the Rasch Measurement Model

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Math Anxiety Scale (MANX; Erol, 1989) with data collected from 952 middle school students in Turkey. The Rasch Rating Scale model was used to examine the MANX at the item level. The results reveal that although the MANX is sensitive to detect students with moderate levels of math anxiety and it is not targeted to identify those with very high and low math anxiety levels, it has high reliability and validity. Moreover, the majority of the MANX items are of good quality. The results provide strong evidence for the validation of the MANX despite the need for deletion of eight misfit items, and three redundant items.

Authors

• Safiye Bahar Olmez

• ibrahim burak olmez, University of Georgia - Athens