انطباق و اعتباريابي «مقياس اضطراب رياضي» براي دانش آموزان ايراني

Adaptation and Validation of the Mathematics Anxiety Scale for Iranian high school students

The adaptation and validation of the Mathematics Anxiety Scale was the purpose of the present study. 701 first year high school students (499 females and 202 males) were selected from 8 public schools in the city of Booshehr. The construct validity of the scale was investigated through factor analysis. This analysis showed the following 4 factors: number and mathematics course anxiety, mathematics test anxiety, negative affection to mathematics, and being worry about their performance in mathematics. The results revealed a negative relationship between mathematics anxiety and attitude toward mathematics. It was also found that the relationship between mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement was negative. The reliability coefficients for 4 subscales of the Mathematics Anxiety Scale through the use of Cronbach alpha varied from .70 to .89 and the total scale being .92. Test re-test coefficients varied from .64 to .80 and .80 for total scale. The findings of this study revealed that the Mathematics Anxiety Scale is a valid and reliable instrument for the Iranian high school students.