National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Research Presession

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013: 11:10 AM
Room 203 (Colorado Convention Center)
Joseph Rino , Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Damon L. Bahr , Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Description:
The purpose of this study is to use item response theory (IRT) as well as exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) to investigate the survey from Ross et. al.'s (2003) “A Survey Measuring Elementary Teachers’ Implementation of Standards-Based Mathematics Teaching.” IRT clarifies how the items and response categories function, whereas EFA and CFA reveal the factor structure measured.