ERIC Number: EJ1162399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 24
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An Exploration of Student Attitudes and Satisfaction in a GAISE-Influenced Introductory Statistics Course
Paul, Warren; Cunnington, R. Clare
Statistics Education Research Journal, v16 n2 p487-510 Nov 2017
We used the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics to (1) evaluate using presemester data the Students' Attitudes Toward Statistics Model (SATS-M), and (2) test the effect on attitudes of an introductory statistics course redesigned according to the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) by examining the change in attitudes over the semester and, using supplementary data from an annual Student Feedback Survey, testing for a change in overall satisfaction following implementation of the redesigned course. We took an exploratory rather than confirmatory approach in both parts of this study using Bayesian networks and structural equation modelling. These results were triangulated with analysis of focus group discussions and the annual Student Feedback Survey.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Statistics, Attitude Measures, Student Surveys, Likert Scales, Student Satisfaction, Introductory Courses, Attitude Change, Curriculum Design, Focus Groups, Bayesian Statistics, Multivariate Analysis, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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