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Impulsive-analytic disposition: Instrument pilot testing
Proceedings of the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (2011)
  • Kien H Lim, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Osvaldo F Morera
Abstract
The likelihood-to-act (LtA) survey measures impulsive and analytic dispositions in solving mathematics problems. The current version has 16 impulsive and 16 analytic items. Its validity was assessed using a sample of 27 in-service and 92 pre-service teachers. Both the impulsive and analytic subscales were found to have internal consistency reliability, but they were not correlated with one another. The impulsive subscale was predictive of correctness in classifying the LtA items. The analytic subscale was predictive of how well a participant would perform in Part 2 of a math test after taking Part 1 and being warned that some items could be tricky.
Keywords
  • impulsive,
  • analytic,
  • problem-solving disposition,
  • likelihood-to-act,
  • survey
Publication Date
October, 2011
Citation Information
Kien H Lim and Osvaldo F Morera. "Impulsive-analytic disposition: Instrument pilot testing" Proceedings of the Thirty-third Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kien_lim/23/