2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method
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| spelling | 17253 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=17253 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection3 General Document Malaysia Library Staff (Top Management) Library Staff (Management) Library Staff (Support) Terengganu Faculty of Informatics & Computing English application/pdf 1.5 Microsoft® Word 2010 Server storage Scanned document UniSZA Private Access UniSZA Copyright©PWB2025 Mathematical Modelling 205 Inclusive Education UniSZA Dissertations-Academic Aze Fauziah Binti Suib Mathematics – Study and Teaching – Special Education Special Education – Research Self-Efficacy – Measurement Fuzzy Delphi Method Self-Efficacy Mathematics Education Special Education (SE) Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) Index Development Expert Consensus Psychometric Assessment Learner Performance Indicators 2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method Introduction: Special education (SE) mathematics involved two prominent academic areas: special education and mathematics. However, SE mathematics teachers have low self-efficacy, which led them to mathematics anxiety and ambiguity about their abilities in mathematics instruction. Consequently, it has been expected that, given the option, SE teachers would prefer not to teach mathematics and would quit their jobs as teachers. The most recent measuring scale of SE mathematics teachers' self-efficacy was developed in 2020. However, the domains used in the measurement were taken from research completed over 10 years ago, and two of them have precisely the same definition. Thus, the aims of this research are to find the most recent factors that contribute to the self-efficacy of special education math teachers, weigh those factors using the Fuzzy Delphi Method, and create a self-efficacy index based on the fundamentals of the composite index. The use of index can simplify information and provide an overview of complex phenomena, making them easier to understand compared to scale. Methodology: This study employs mixed method research design to achieve its objectives. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from disciplines of mathematics and SE to study the factors that would affect the self-efficacy of SE teachers in mathematics instruction. The thematic analysis was performed to identify factors from the perspective of specialists and pinpoint the important factors. The Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) was employed as a quantitative method to allocate weightage to each contributing factor to teachers’ self-efficacy. Finally, a self-efficacy index formula is generated using a mathematical approach. Result: The thematic analysis revealed seven significant factors that could affect SE teachers’ self-efficacy in mathematics instruction. The FDM determined the first weightage for teachers’ knowledge with Fuzzy score value of 0.938 and the last weightage for students’ behaviour with Fuzzy score value of 0.644. The mathematical formulation of teacher’s self-efficacy index was derived by integrating the weightage of factors assigned from the FDM analysis into the fundamental composite index formula. Three typical cases employing the index were shown to provide understanding of the three tiers of self-efficacy indicators: low, moderate, and high. Conclusion: SE mathematics teachers are at risk of having less resilience in this profession. The self-efficacy index can identify the contributing factors to teachers' self-efficacy by rank in special education mathematics instruction. It could offer insight into teachers' levels of self-efficacy too based on the identified key indicators. It is recommended that school administrators utilize this index as a decision-making tool, particularly in assisting teachers to achieve greater success in teaching mathematics. 2024-10-22 12:01 uuid:2f9ed81c-4a30-45e3-b420-731a034c0e80 THE MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION OF SELF-EFFICACY INDEX IN SPECIAL EDUCATION (SE) MATHEMATICS USING FUZZY DELPHI METHOD (PHD_2024).pdf Thesis |
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| subject | Dissertations-Academic Mathematics – Study and Teaching – Special Education Special Education – Research Self-Efficacy – Measurement Fuzzy Delphi Method |
| summary | Introduction: Special education (SE) mathematics involved two prominent academic areas: special education and mathematics. However, SE mathematics teachers have low self-efficacy, which led them to mathematics anxiety and ambiguity about their abilities in mathematics instruction. Consequently, it has been expected that, given the option, SE teachers would prefer not to teach mathematics and would quit their jobs as teachers. The most recent measuring scale of SE mathematics teachers' self-efficacy was developed in 2020. However, the domains used in the measurement were taken from research completed over 10 years ago, and two of them have precisely the same definition. Thus, the aims of this research are to find the most recent factors that contribute to the self-efficacy of special education math teachers, weigh those factors using the Fuzzy Delphi Method, and create a self-efficacy index based on the fundamentals of the composite index. The use of index can simplify information and provide an overview of complex phenomena, making them easier to understand compared to scale. Methodology: This study employs mixed method research design to achieve its objectives. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from disciplines of mathematics and SE to study the factors that would affect the self-efficacy of SE teachers in mathematics instruction. The thematic analysis was performed to identify factors from the perspective of specialists and pinpoint the important factors. The Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) was employed as a quantitative method to allocate weightage to each contributing factor to teachers’ self-efficacy. Finally, a self-efficacy index formula is generated using a mathematical approach. Result: The thematic analysis revealed seven significant factors that could affect SE teachers’ self-efficacy in mathematics instruction. The FDM determined the first weightage for teachers’ knowledge with Fuzzy score value of 0.938 and the last weightage for students’ behaviour with Fuzzy score value of 0.644. The mathematical formulation of teacher’s self-efficacy index was derived by integrating the weightage of factors assigned from the FDM analysis into the fundamental composite index formula. Three typical cases employing the index were shown to provide understanding of the three tiers of self-efficacy indicators: low, moderate, and high. Conclusion: SE mathematics teachers are at risk of having less resilience in this profession. The self-efficacy index can identify the contributing factors to teachers' self-efficacy by rank in special education mathematics instruction. It could offer insight into teachers' levels of self-efficacy too based on the identified key indicators. It is recommended that school administrators utilize this index as a decision-making tool, particularly in assisting teachers to achieve greater success in teaching mathematics. |
| title | 2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method |
| title_full | 2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method |
| title_fullStr | 2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method |
| title_short | 2024_The Mathematical Formulation Of Self-Efficacy Index In Special Education (Se) Mathematics Using Fuzzy Delphi Method |
| title_sort | 2024_the mathematical formulation of self-efficacy index in special education (se) mathematics using fuzzy delphi method |