Attitude towards statistics by students UNAH Psychological Measurement, 2015
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https://doi.org/10.5377/rct.v0i17.2681Keywords:
attitudes, statistics, psychology, psychometricsAbstract
The main objective of this research is to know the student´s attitude towards statistics, only those enrolled in the Psychological Measurement classes, in the UNAH, during the first term of 2015. It was quantitative study, with a descriptive approach. The sample consisted of 316 students who were administered the Scale of Attitudes towards Statistics (Auzmendi, 1992), validated by Tejero & Castro (2011). The results indicate that 16% of the students have a negative attitude towards statistics, while 43% of the sample showed indifference towards it, on the other hand, 41% of the students reported favorable attitudes.
A detailed analysis indicates that students consider a burden to be involved in statistical assignments, this includes participation in additional courses and a low level of satisfaction and stimulation associated with such work. Moreover, they recognize the usefulness of statistics in psychology, but are reluctant to become personally involved in related tasks. There is no variation in attitude towards statistics regardless of the subject attended by the student. Finally it is concluded that, within the sample study, men tend to have a better attitude toward statistics than women.
Revista Ciencia y Tecnología No. 17, December 2015 pp.68-78
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