A DEVELOPMENT OF MATHERMATICAL LITERACY TEST FOR GRADE 10 STUDENTS

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to; 1) to develop and verify the quality of a mathematics literacy test for grade 10 students, and 2) to create a norm for the mathematics literacy test for grade 10 students. The sample group consisted of 330 grade 10 students, randomly selected using a stratified random sampling method. The instrument used was a 24-item mathematical intelligence test for grade 10 students. The data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation, skewness, kurtosis, and percentile. The quality of the instrument was analyzed using content validity, item difficulty, item discrimination, and reliability. The norms were established using T-scores.The findings revealed that 1) The mathematics literacy test for grade 10 students can be divided into 3 subcomponents of mathematical reasoning: 1) Formulate, 2) Employ, and 3) Interpret and Evaluate. The IOC index of consistency ranged from 0.60 to 1.00. The item difficulty index ranged from 0.55 to 0.79. The item discrimination index ranged from 0.24 to 0.85. The reliability coefficient, using Cronbach's alpha, was 0.939. 2)The norms for the mathematical l test for grade 10 students are as follows: Very good: Raw score of 18-24(T65 and above), Good: Raw score of 15-17(T55 - T65), Fair: Raw score of 11-14(T45 - T55), Average: Raw score of 13 (T50) used as the main reference point for comparison according to the criteria set Below, average: Raw score of 8-10 (T35 - T45) and Weak: Raw score of 0-7 (T 35 and below)