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RESEARCH PAPER
A Rasch modeling approach for measuring young children’s informal mathematics in Peru
1
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, PERU
2
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, SPAIN
Publication date: 2022-08-02
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2022;18(9):em2147
KEYWORDS
early childhood educationinformal mathematicsmathematics assessmentpsychometricsRasch modela test of early mathematics ability
ABSTRACT
One of the strongest predictors of future academic achievement is the early and informal math
skills children begin their school studies. Because of this, it is essential to have proper tools for
measuring the development of mathematical thinking at an early age to be able to intervene in a
timelier, more effective way. The purpose of this research is to calibrate the items of informal
mathematics from the test of early mathematics ability–third edition (TEMA-3) by applying the
Rasch model. A total of 148 Peruvian preschool children (ranging in age from five to six years)
participated in the study. The results show good psychometric properties of the informal
mathematics dimension of the instrument, which indicates a good fit of the student sample, the
items to the proposed model and a tendency toward unbiased items. We further determined that
the items analyzed exhibit a consistent internal structure at the theoretical level.
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