Desarrollo del cuestionario de estrategias de aprendizaje para matemática
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Las estrategias de aprendizaje son esenciales para el estudiantado porque permiten integrar los nuevos conocimientos a su esquema cognitivo. El objetivo de este estudio fue construir una escala que evalúe cuatro estrategias de aprendizaje de la matemática: repetición, elaboración, organización y autorregulación metacognitiva. La versión final de la escala se conformó por 17 ítems y se denominó Cuestionario de Estrategias de Aprendizaje para matemática (CEAm). La escala se aplicó a 892 estudiantes de un curso de matemática introductoria universitaria. El análisis factorial exploratorio sugirió una estructura factorial idéntica a la esperada desde la teoría y las
alfas de Cronbach ordinales de los ítems de cada dimensión fueron superiores a 0.70. Finalmente, se estudiaron las correlaciones de las estrategias con la nota en un examen del curso de matemática introductoria; únicamente la autorregulación metacognitiva presentó una correlación significativa moderada. El procedimiento de construcción de la escala y los resultados estadísticos obtenidos proporcionan un sustento para la utilización del CEAm en la medición de estrategias de aprendizaje
en matemática.
Learning strategies are essential for students because they allow them to integrate new knowledge into their cognitive framework. The objective of this study was to construct a scale that assesses four mathematics learning strategies: repetition, elaboration, organization, and metacognitive self-regulation. The final version of the scale consisted of 17 items and was called the Learning Strategies Questionnaire for mathematics (CEAm). The scale was administered to 892 students in an introductory university mathematics course. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a factor structure identical to that expected from theory, and ordinal Cronbach’s alphas for the items in each dimension were greater than 0.70. Finally, the correlations of the strategies with the grade on an introductory mathematics course exam were studied; only metacognitive self-regulation showed a moderately significant correlation. The scale construction procedure and the statistical results obtained provide support for using the CEAm in measuring learning strategies in mathematics.
Learning strategies are essential for students because they allow them to integrate new knowledge into their cognitive framework. The objective of this study was to construct a scale that assesses four mathematics learning strategies: repetition, elaboration, organization, and metacognitive self-regulation. The final version of the scale consisted of 17 items and was called the Learning Strategies Questionnaire for mathematics (CEAm). The scale was administered to 892 students in an introductory university mathematics course. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a factor structure identical to that expected from theory, and ordinal Cronbach’s alphas for the items in each dimension were greater than 0.70. Finally, the correlations of the strategies with the grade on an introductory mathematics course exam were studied; only metacognitive self-regulation showed a moderately significant correlation. The scale construction procedure and the statistical results obtained provide support for using the CEAm in measuring learning strategies in mathematics.
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Estrategias de aprendizaje, Aprendizaje de matemática, Aprendizaje autorregulado, Metacognición