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A Structural Validity Study of Students Attitudes towards Statistics: An Initial Empirical Investigation

Hairulliza Mohamad Judi, and Hazura Mohamed, and Noraidah Sahari Ashaari, and Tengku Siti Meriam Tengku Wook, (2011) A Structural Validity Study of Students Attitudes towards Statistics: An Initial Empirical Investigation. Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis (JQMA), 7 (2). pp. 163-171. ISSN 1823-5670

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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Faculty of Science and Technology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Faculty of Science and Technology

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that students’ positive attitudes towards statistics are as important as good teaching and learning method in a course in statistics. Both are required for students to achieve good grade in the course. The objective of this study is to test the structural relationship of attitudes towards statistics using the Survey of Attitudes towards Statistics© or SATS© instrument among a sample of students in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The instrument comprises of six components that measure attitude i.e. affect, cognitive, value, difficulty, effort and interest. A survey was conducted among 102 first year students in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology of UKM to assess early attitudes towards statistics. The model involving six components which describe attitudes towards statistics is found to be adequate. The relationship between components is also investigated and discussed.

[Kajian terdahulu menunjukkan bahawa sikap positif pelajar terhadap statistik adalah sama penting dengan kaedah pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang baik dalam kursus statistik. Kedua-duanya diperlukan untuk pelajar mencapai gred yang baik dalam kursus tersebut. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menguji hubungan struktur sikap terhadap statistik menggunakan instrumen Survey of Attitudes toward Statistics © atau SATS © dalam kalangan sampel pelajar di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Instrumen tersebut terdiri daripada enam komponen yang mengukur sikap, iaitu afek, kognitif, nilai, kesukaran, usaha dan minat. Suatu kajian tinjauan telah dijalankan ke atas 102 orang pelajar tahun pertama di Fakulti Teknologi dan Sains Maklumat, UKM untuk menilai sikap mereka terhadap statistik. Model dengan enam komponen yang menghuraikan sikap terhadap statistik didapati memadai. Hubungan antara komponen juga disiasat dan dibincangkan.]

Item Type:Journal
Additional Information:Translated title: Kajian Keesahan Struktur ke atas Sikap Pelajar Terhadap Statistik: Suatu Kajian Empirikal Permulaan
Keywords:Attitudes towards statistics; confirmatory factor analysis; structural model [Sikap terhadap statistik; analisis faktor pengesahan; model struktur]
Subjects:Q Science, Computer Science
L Education
ID Code:12267

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