Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in Dyscalculia: Development and Psychometric Validation of a New Scale

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The aim of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale for measuring the self-efficacy of primary school and mathematics teachers regarding dyscalculia. Grounded in Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, the study followed established scale development procedures. In the initial phase, a pool of 42 items was generated to assess teachers’ self-efficacy regarding dyscalculia. The items were reviewed by a panel of seven experts in the fields of psychometrics, mathematics education, special education, and psychology to ensure content validity.

The findings indicate that the DSES is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing teachers’ self-efficacy regarding dyscalculia.

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Roll back inequality precipitated by mathematics exclusion

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Mathematics is applied in education policy, economics, and cognitive sciences as a reliable health indicator of an education system and treated as a harbinger of systemic conditions.

South Africa ignominiously ranks near the bottom in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study.

In 2023, grade 9 mathematics and science learners scored 397 and 362, respectively, which is well below the international average of 500.

Average scores mask severe inequality, and in 2023 Quintile 5 and Quintile 1 schools scored 492 and 307, respectively, which is tantamount to a two- to three-year learning backlog for the poor.

Structural constraints in South Africa are real. In 2023 South Africa employed about 455 000 teachers, deployed in over 24,580 schools (about 2 500 of which are private schools).

Children with SEND and care system involvement face greatest odds of criminalisation, new Manchester research reveals

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For children with specific learning difficulties – including dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dyspraxia – and care system involvement, 32% had received a caution or conviction, compared to 12% of children with specific learning difficulties and no care system involvement.

A digital serious game improves the mathematical performance of children with dyscalculia

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Dyscalculia, characterized by deficits in number sense and calculation skills, affects approximately 5–7% of the population and often persists into adulthood. A team from the University of Barcelona and the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) has developed and validated a digital serious game to address mathematical difficulties in children with this disorder in the early and middle stages of primary education.

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When school finally fits, everything changes

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Inside the classroom at Trinity School, evidence-based differentiated instruction, in-class therapies, accommodations and assistive technology are seamlessly integrated into daily learning.

we need more schools like this!

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