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Activity Number:
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353
- Research and Educational Tools
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 : 10:00 AM to 11:50 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistics and Data Science Education
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Abstract #318365
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Title:
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Survey of Probability Attitudes
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Author(s):
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Elizabeth Willow Eisenhauer* and Matthew Beckman and Ephraim Hanks
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Companies:
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Pennsylvania State University and Penn State University and Penn State University
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Keywords:
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statistics education;
elementary probability;
probability course;
attitudes;
survey;
probability
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Abstract:
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We adapted an existing survey called the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics (SATS-36; Schau et al., 1995) to assess students' attitudes toward probability. Elementary probability courses are a common component of the statistics and data science curriculum. While the SATS-36 and other tools have become popular for assessing students' attitudes toward statistics, very few studies have assessed attitudes of students in probability courses toward the subject of probability. We distributed our Survey of Probability Attitudes (SPA) virtually among students at the beginning and end of a range of probability courses at Penn State University Park campus in the fall semester of 2020. We received over 600 responses to the pre-survey and over 500 responses to the post-survey. On average, we saw negative shifts in all attitude components. We distributed an updated version of the SPA in the spring semester of 2021.
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Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
