Abstract
Social perception is an evaluation process, which uses any information available ‎in order to form impressions, ‎understanding, and judgments about others. It is also ‎considered as an essential element of social skills. This study ‎aims to examine the psychometric analysis of students’ social perceptions of mathematics using Rasch model ‎analysis.‎ This study uses a quantitative survey approach. The sample comprised 40 first year students at King Faisal University‎. The Rasch model is used because it is considered an effective tool for assessing constructs’ validity and reliability of the instrument. It also generalizes results and inferential studies. The developed questionnaire consists of six dimensions. Every dimension consists of six items. They are verifying the validity based on the Rasch model using item polarity, item fit, and dimensionality. In addition, the reliability was verified using person and item reliability, and item and person separation. The results of the Rasch model analysis show that the items of social perception of mathematics SPoM fit the model appropriately.
Highlights
Students’ perceptions of mathematics play an important role in mathematics education and are closely related to students’ learning outcomes
This study aimed to use the Rasch Model analysis because it is considered an effective tool for assessing constructs validity and reliability of the instrument in order to use it for develop scale about social perception of mathematics
To ensure the reliability according to Rasch model, it should be achieved from the following standards criteria: 1) Person and Item Reliability, in Rasch model the value of reliability should be more than 0.50 (Bond & Fox, 2007; Linacre, 2007)
Summary
Students’ perceptions of mathematics play an important role in mathematics education and are closely related to students’ learning outcomes. Social perception is concerned with how individuals interpret and respond to their behavior and the conclusions they draw from the actions and results of others (Molden & Dweck, 2006). Difficulty of mathematics related to cognitive components of social perception which are highly varied among students. Anxiety of mathematics are related to emotional component of social perception which are slightly varied among students (Al Ali, 2016). Social perception is a process of understanding others. Social perception form the cognitive domain in the learning processes. Emotional variables such as perceptions towards mathematics affect the practice of teaching which helps them understand the strategies for student learning. Perceptions and beliefs of the students are considered influential factors on the procedures of learning and teaching in mathematics (Philippou & Christou, 1998)
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