scholarly journals ‘Sociologists Shouldn’t Have to Study Statistics’: Epistemology and Anxiety of Statistics in Sociology Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-235
Author(s):  
Kevin Ralston
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Statistics Anxiety ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Worry about learning maths and statistics has been widely researched internationally but very little of this work has focussed on sociology. It is well documented that sociology students can be reluctant to engage with statistical methods. This article provides an exploration of the relationship between anxiety of statistics and its antecedents in sociology students. The analyses presented are based upon data collected from over 30 universities in the UK and is the most comprehensive sample of its type. The primary aim of this article is to analyse whether the perceived epistemological legitimacy of statistics, among sociology students, is associated with reported statistics anxiety. The results show that epistemological legitimacy is highly associated with reported statistics anxiety. Confidence in maths is also strongly associated with statistics anxiety. The implications of acknowledging these and other pedagogical issues in teaching quantitative research methods are complex and layered. Measures capturing whether students accept the epistemological legitimacy of statistical methods should be routinely incorporated in research examining statistics anxiety.

Teaching quantitative research methods: the employability factor

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-19
Author(s):  
Charlotte Brookfield
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
First Year ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Quantitative Skills ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Degree Level ◽  
British Sociology

Various initiatives have been launched to encourage sociology students studying in the UK to engage more with quantitative research methods (for example: Dale et al., 2008; Adney and Carey, 2009; Falkingham et al., 2009), however, their success has been limited. Embedding quantitative methods in substantive sociology curricula has been suggested as one way to reduce students’ anxieties about learning quantitative research methods (Williams et al., 2015). This approach has been employed at Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences, where quantitative skills have been strategically incorporated into various aspects of a first year undergraduate substantive module. This paper will reflect on the experience of teaching on this module. The paper will conclude that while the introduction of quantitative content into substantive modules indicates support for change, embedding alone cannot be viewed as a single solution to encouraging to students’ to learn about or utilise quantitative research methods. Two possible reasons for this will be suggested. Firstly, it will be argued that the majority of students no longer pursue sociology at degree level in order to gain the skills to become a competent social researcher, but rather see sociology as a discipline that will equip them with transferable and desirable skills for many occupations. Consequently, engagement with quantitative research methods is not essential to students’ strategic approach to learning as it was for previous generations who wished to understand how to study their social world. Secondly, it will be suggested that the deficit of quantitative methods in mainstream British sociology journals and the methodological preferences of practicing sociologists leads to speculation over the available staff who are capable of delivering an integrated curriculum with quantitative methods embedded in substantive modules.

scholarly journals Metacognition researches in Turkey, Japan and Singapore

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 535
Author(s):  
Ayşe Elitok Kesici ◽  
Derya Güvercin ◽  
Hızır Küçükakça
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Comparative Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Scanning Method ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="gmail-pa3">In this study, fundamental researches on “metacognition” in Turkey, Japan and Singapore between the years of 2010 and 2020 were examined and conclusions were made in terms of comparative education. For this purpose, the data of the research was collected by document scanning method and the data were analyzed using the document review technique, which is one of the qualitative research method techniques. Years of studies, countries, objectives, research methods, sample working group, data analysis methods and results; it has been examined according to comparative education approaches and data collection techniques. As a result, quantitative research methods are seen to be frequently used in researches on metacognition in these three countries. It has been determined that experimental studies are the main research patterns of the metacognition studies conducted in three countries. Metacognitive awareness scales are the most used data collection tools in all three countries. Considered in general; the research made about metacognition in Singapore Turkey and Japan shows that the studies investigating the relationship between students' problem-solving skills and metacognition are in majority. Researches examining the relationship between metacognition and foreign language teaching are also widely discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Outstanding students volunteering during covid-19: comparative research among several Israeli colleges

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 1737-1749
Author(s):  
Fathi Mohsen Shamma ◽  
Alia Kassem
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Society Meeting ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Future ◽  
Programme Coordinator

Voluntarily work is very significant. Due to the significance of such work, the researchers explored the attitudes of outstanding students at the Arab Academic College for Education in Israel and students at other colleges in Israel towards voluntarily work during the COVID-19 crisis. Students filled in two scales. The first scale included 34 items. It collected data on the motives of volunteering. The second scale involved 10 items. It collected data about the benefits of volunteering in the future. The researchers used quantitative research methods. Data were collected from 100 students. The researchers used descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The results indicate that there is a correlation between the feelings of outstanding students at the Arab college and other excellent students in other colleges; they feel that by volunteering they express their values and talents, and that they are granted independency in making decisions and salient reasons for volunteering: creating a better society, meeting the expectations of the programme coordinator, feeling good, volunteering in a field in which they will closely engage in the future and identifying the goals of the programme and the project in which they are participating. Keywords: Volunteering, outstanding students, Arab Academic College for Education, COVID-19

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND LIFE SATISFACTION: A STUDY ON TRAVEL AGENCIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 123-138
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Travel Agencies ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to examine whether organizational identification has an impact on life satisfaction. Quantitative research methods were used in the study. Research findings have shown that there is a positive relationship between organizational identification and life satisfaction, and that organizational identification predicts life satisfaction.

Contextualising the Teaching of Statistics in Political Science

Politics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Adeney ◽  
Sean Carey
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Advanced Student ◽  
Form Part ◽  
The Uk

The teaching of quantitative research methods is an integral part of most postgraduate programmes in politics, but less common at undergraduate level. This article explores the extent to which research methods in general, and quantitative research methods in particular, form part of the curricula of Politics departments in the UK. We then discuss an approach for motivating interest in a subject that tends to be unpopular with many students. We recommend an approach that utilises the links between the general quantification of politics with the quantitative study of political phenomena, as well as a combination of basic research methods for all and more advanced student-focused training for some.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN POLA ASUH ORANG TUA DENGAN KEPERCAYAAN DIRI SISWA SMP KRISTEN RANOTONGKOR KABUPATEN MINAHASA

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathania Longkutoy ◽  
Jehosua Sinolungan ◽  
Henry Opod
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract: Self-confidence is one of the important aspects of a person's personality, including students at the school in stages of development into adulthood. One of the factors that influence the formation of self-confidence is parenting styles. This study aimed to determine the relationship between parenting styles with student’s self -confidence. This research is an analytical quantitative research methods. Sampling in this study are 50 students of SMP Kristen Ranotongkor. The data was collected with questionnaires. The result showed that there was a significant relationship between parenting styles and self-confidence among the students of SMP Kristen Ranotongkor with p=0,015 (p < α = 0,05) and the correlation value is 0,343. It means that the democratic parenting applied, the higher the level of self-confidence. In conclusion, there was a positive relationship between parenting styles and self-confidence of the students in SMP Kristen Ranotongkor Kabupaten Minahasa.Keywords: parenting styles, self-confidence.Abstrak: Kepercayaan diri merupakan salah satu aspek kepribadian yang penting bagi seseorang termasuk siswa di sekolah dalam tahapan perkembangan menjadi dewasa. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi kepercayaan diri adalah pola asuh orang tua. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan pola asuh orang tua dengan kepercayaan diri siswa. Penelitian ini bersifat analitik kuantitatif. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 50 siswa SMP Kristen Ranotongkor. Pengambilan data melalui kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada hubungan yang signifikan antara pola asuh orang tua dengan kepercayaan diri siswa SMP Kristen Ranotongkor dengan nilai p=0,015 (p < α=0,05) dan nilai korelasi sebesar 0,343. Artinya, semakin demokratis pola asuh yang diterapkan, semakin tinggi tingkat kepercayaan diri. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara pola asuh orang tua dengan kepercayaan diri.Kata kunci: pola asuh orang tua, kepercayaan diri.

scholarly journals Engaging Social Science Students with Statistics: Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers

Numeracy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Brookfield ◽  
Malcolm Williams ◽  
Luke Sloan ◽  
Emily Maule
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

In 2012, in a bid to improve the quantitative methods training of social science students in the UK, the £19.5 million Q-Step project was launched. This investment demonstrated a significant commitment to changing how we train social science students in quantitative research methods in the UK. The project has involved eighteen higher education institutions exploring and trialling potential ways of engaging social science students with quantitative approaches. This paper reflects on the activities of one Q-Step centre based in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. As well as describing some of the pedagogic changes that have been implemented, the paper draws on data to begin to evaluate the success of new approaches. Specifically, data showing the proportion of students undertaking a quantitative final-year dissertation project is used to measure the impact of these activities. The data presented in this paper suggest that resistance to learning quantitative research methods and engaging with such techniques has decreased. The data also indicates that students see this learning as beneficial for their own employability. Despite this, closer analysis reveals that several students change their mind about employing quantitative methods in their own research part way through their dissertation journey. We argue that while social science students are comfortable learning about quantitative approaches, they are less confident at applying these techniques. Thus, the paper argues that there is a wider challenge of demonstrating the relevance and appropriateness of such approaches to understanding the social world.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN KUALITAS PRODUK WISATA DAN PELUANG PASAR DENGAN KEPUASAN PELANGGAN DI WASTU WISATA

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-30
Author(s):  
Tri Susilowati ◽  
Sri Wastuti
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Market Opportunity ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Market Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship

This research have purpose to know the relationship between product quality and market opportunities with customer satisfaction in Wastu Wisata. The type or research used quantitative research methods and descriptive methods. Sample of 30 respondents who is the customer Wastu Wisata in the form of suspension refers to scala liekert. Research results show that product quality variables have a significant relationship with customer satisfaction, market opportunity variables with customer satisfaction there is a positive and significant relationship. Many tourism product/ services are currently being offered online, Wastu Wisata product offers  the best and ceapest travel packaged attractively. Wastu Wisata ensures to always increase market opportunities in marketing tourism product and efforts to invite customers to prioritized in efforts to use tourism products by providing satisfying product with due respect Wastu Wisata always to increase quality products and market opportunities so that customers feel to be kingPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan kualitas produk dan peluang pasar dengan kepuasan pelanggan di Wastu Wisata. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah  metode penelitian kuantitatif dan metode deskriptif. Sampel sebanyak 30 responden yang merupakan pelanggan dari Wastu Wisata dalam bentuk skorsing mengacu pada Scala Liekert. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variable kualitas produk ada hubungan dan signifikan dengan kepuasan pelanggan; variable peluang pasar dengan kepuasan pelanggan ada hubungan yang positif dan signifikan. Wastu Wisata harus terus memperhatikan kualitas produk maupun peluang pasar yang ditawarkan dalam upaya meningkatkan kepuasan pelanggan. Dimana produk wisata saat ini banyak penawaran diberbagai online penawaran produk Wastu Wisata harus lebih digiatkan dan paket perjalanan dikemas secara menarik. Wastu Wisata harus senantiasa meningkatkan peluang pasar dalam memasarkan produk wisata dan upaya mengajak para pelanggan untuk menggunakan produk wisata dari Wastu Wisata. Dalam hal ini kepuasan pelanggan harus diprioritaskan dalam upaya penggunaan produk wisata dengan memberikan produk yang memuaskan. Dengan demikian, Wastu Wisata terus meningkatkan kualitas produk dan peluang pasar agar para pelanggan merasa puas dan  menjadi raja.

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