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Abstract #301297

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Activity Number: 280
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #301297
Title: A Model for Attitudes Toward Statistics, Reasoning Abilities, and Course Performance
Author(s): Dirk Tempelaar*+
Companies: University of Maastricht
Address: UM, FdEWB, KE, Maastricht, International, 6200 MD, The Netherlands
Keywords: educational statistics ; assessment ; higher education ; statistical reasoning ; attitudes towards statistics
Abstract:

The main contribution of this paper is the empirical testing of a structural equation model with the purpose of advancing our knowledge about the link between the outcome of a course in statistics on the one hand, and attitudes and beliefs as well as prior reasoning abilities on the other. To this purpose measurement models for reasoning abilities, using the Statistical Reasoning Assessment instrument, and for attitudes and beliefs, using the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics, are developed that are used in a structural equation model in conjunction with constructs combining the results of various quizzes and tests.

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