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ERIC Number: EJ1196496
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-948X
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Do Attitudes towards Statistics Influence the Decision to Study Psychology at Degree Level? A Pilot Investigation
Bourne, Victoria J.; Nesbit, Rachel J.
Psychology Teaching Review, v24 n2 p55-63 2018
Statistics anxiety has often been linked to performance in statistics modules for psychology students, despite this no research to date has examined whether attitudes towards statistics can predict whether or not a student chooses to carry on psychology from pre-tertiary to higher education. In this pilot study 41 second year A-level psychology students completed an online measure of statistics anxiety (Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale, STARS) and answered questions about their current A-levels and whether or not they were applying to study psychology at university. The findings showed that worth of statistics, but no other STARS measures significantly predicted whether or not an individual was planning on studying psychology at university. Findings are discussed primarily in relation to teacher variables that may impact subject choice and statistics anxiety in A-level students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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