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Statistics anxiety and achievement in a statistics course among psychology students

Learning of statistics presents a challenge to psychology students whose background in mathematics is not strong. The percentage of students who failed Statistics course at the Department of Psychology in one university in Malaysia is of concern. A survey that included a measure of statistics anxiet...

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Main Authors: Abd Hamid, Harris Shah, Sulaiman, Muhamad Karimi
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Language:English
Published: Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University 2014
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BF725 Class psychology
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spelling my.iium.irep.36111 http://irep.iium.edu.my/36111/ Statistics anxiety and achievement in a statistics course among psychology students Abd Hamid, Harris Shah Sulaiman, Muhamad Karimi BF725 Class psychology Learning of statistics presents a challenge to psychology students whose background in mathematics is not strong. The percentage of students who failed Statistics course at the Department of Psychology in one university in Malaysia is of concern. A survey that included a measure of statistics anxiety was conducted at the beginning of a semester among students taking a statistics course. Performance measures included a basic mathematic review quiz, continuous assessment mark, final examination marks, and total marks. The course was divided into three sections, all taught by the same instructor. Scores from 139 students were used in the analysis. Statistics anxiety and attitude towards statistics are not significantly correlated and both are not related to the total marks. The mathematics quiz score is a significant predictor of total marks. The instrument for measuring pre-course mathematics ability could be used in class as part of the teaching strategy to improve students‟ learning experience. Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36111/1/Statistics_anxiety_and_achievement_in_a_Statistics_Course.pdf Abd Hamid, Harris Shah and Sulaiman, Muhamad Karimi (2014) Statistics anxiety and achievement in a statistics course among psychology students. International Journal of Behavioral Science, 9 (1). pp. 55-66. ISSN 1906-4675 http://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJBS/article/view/15656
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Abd Hamid, Harris Shah
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Statistics anxiety and achievement in a statistics course among psychology students
description Learning of statistics presents a challenge to psychology students whose background in mathematics is not strong. The percentage of students who failed Statistics course at the Department of Psychology in one university in Malaysia is of concern. A survey that included a measure of statistics anxiety was conducted at the beginning of a semester among students taking a statistics course. Performance measures included a basic mathematic review quiz, continuous assessment mark, final examination marks, and total marks. The course was divided into three sections, all taught by the same instructor. Scores from 139 students were used in the analysis. Statistics anxiety and attitude towards statistics are not significantly correlated and both are not related to the total marks. The mathematics quiz score is a significant predictor of total marks. The instrument for measuring pre-course mathematics ability could be used in class as part of the teaching strategy to improve students‟ learning experience.
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publisher Behavioral Science Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University
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