ERIC Number: EJ1107966
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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An Assessment of the Quantitative Literacy of Undergraduate Students
Wilkins, Jesse L. M.
Journal of Experimental Education, v84 n4 p639-665 2016
Quantitative literacy (QLT) represents an underlying higher-order construct that accounts for a person's willingness to engage in quantitative situations in everyday life. The purpose of this study is to retest the construct validity of a model of quantitative literacy (Wilkins, 2010). In this model, QLT represents a second-order factor that accounts for the interrelationship among three first-order factors: mathematical beliefs, mathematical disposition, and mathematical cognition. Using data from two samples of undergraduate students (n = 186 and n = 184), a series of confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Results supported the hierarchical three-factor structure and confirmed its factorial invariance across multiple groups of students. Latent QLT scores from the model were used to compare and rank student QLT by gender and class standing.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Numeracy, Construct Validity, Models, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Comparative Analysis, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Mathematics, Online Surveys, Gender Differences, Class Rank, Student Evaluation, Questionnaires, Beliefs, Epistemology, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 0737455
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