The Turkish Adaptation of Mathematics Belief Scale: The Validity and Reliability Study

The aim of this study is to adapt Mathematics Belief Scale (MBS) to Turkish and to examine its reliability and validity. Three hundred and seventeen (317) university student from Sakarya University, and Konya Selçuk University (105 male, 212 female) participated in the study. The validity and reliability of scale was investigated by test re-test, Cronbach alpha, splithalf, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and criterion related validity methods. In order to determine the construct validity of MBS, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. The Cronbach's alpha for the MBS was .87 and split-half .92. The computed test re-test reliability coefficient for the MBS was .83. Item-total correlation coefficients of the Turkish MBS ranged from .47 to .72. The Turkish adaptation of the MBS was found to be reliable and valid in this study.