ATTITUDES RELATED TO STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN STATISTICS IN UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS IN ARGENTINA

Students from non-statistics degree programs often perceive statistics as a burden, underestimating its usefulness and encountering difficulties that cause them anxiety and stress, among others, which leads many of them to fail the course. Students’ attitudes can hinder their learning and development of useful skills associated with statistical thinking, which should be later applied outside the classroom. The aim of this study was to analyze students’ attitudes towards statistics in introductory courses in three schools of Argentina, grouped in Agricultural Sciences and Biological Sciences. We analyzed students’ attitudes at the beginning and at the end of the course, the differences between pre- and post-course attitudes and the relationship between these changes and students’ performances. The sample consisted of 436 students and their attitudes were measured using the Survey of Attitudes Towards Statistics (SATS-28), considering four components: Affect, Cognitive Competence, Value and Difficulty. Students’ performances were classified as: passed (and exempt from final exam), intermediate (but not exempt from final exam), and failed. Difficulty was not related to students’ performance, as opposed to what was detected with the other components. Cognitive competence was the only component that classified students’ performance in the correct order. Students who failed the course differed from the rest in that they developed more negative feelings towards statistics at the end of the course; in contrast, students with good performance showed an increase in the value given to statistics. Biological Sciences students presented higher average in the four components studied. Abstract: Spanish Los estudiantes de carreras universitarias no estadísticas a menudo perciben a estadística como una imposición, subestimando su utilidad, encontrando dificultades que les causan, entre otros, ansiedad y estrés y muchos desaprueban la materia. Las actitudes de los estudiantes pueden dificultar su aprendizaje y el desarrollo de habilidades útiles asociadas al pensamiento estadístico que deberían aplicarse posteriormente fuera del aula. El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las actitudes de los estudiantes hacia la estadística en cursos introductorios en tres facultades de Argentina, agrupadas en Ciencias Agrícolas y Ciencias Biológicas. Analizamos sus actitudes al principio y al final del curso, las diferencias entre las actitudes posteriores y previas al curso y la relación entre estos cambios y el rendimiento del alumno. La muestra estaba compuesta por 436 estudiantes y sus actitudes se midieron utilizando la Encuesta de Actitudes Hacia la Estadística (SATS-28), considerando cuatro componentes: Afecto, Competencia Cognitiva, Valor y Dificultad. El rendimiento de los estudiantes se clasificó en promoción, intermedio y reprobación. Dificultad no se relacionó con el rendimiento del estudiante a diferencia con lo detectado con las otras componentes. La Competencia Cognitiva fue la única componente que clasificó el rendimiento en el orden correcto. Los estudiantes que reprobaron el curso se diferenciaron del resto en que desarrollaron más sentimientos negativos hacia la estadística al final del curso; en contraposición los que tuvieron un buen rendimiento, mostraron un aumento en el valor dado a la estadística. Los estudiantes de Ciencias Biológicas presentaron un promedio más alto en las cuatro componentes.

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The Impacts of College Students’ Civic Responsibility on Civic Engagement via Online Technology: The Mediations of Civic Learning and Civic Expression

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211031909 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 215824402110319

Author(s):

Pi-Chun Hsu ◽

I-Hsiung Chang ◽

Ru-Si Chen

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Civic Engagement ◽

Indirect Effects ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Model ◽

Civic Responsibility ◽

Civic Learning ◽

Online Technology ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

The Relationship

This study focused on college students’ attitudes toward the relationship between online civic responsibility and online civic engagement and its impacts. It also investigated the mediating roles of online civic learning and online civic expression in this relationship. A survey was conducted in Taiwan, testing for indirect effects with mediated variables using a structural equation model. The study tested hypotheses about the mediations of online civic learning and online civic expression on this relationship between online civic responsibility and online civic engagement for college students. The results indicate that the mediators of online civic learning and online civic expression fully mediate the relationship between online civic responsibility and online civic engagement.

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Gender and Attitudes toward Computers and Calculators: Their Relationship to Math Performance

Journal of Educational Computing Research ◽

10.2190/r1hl-lg9j-1yn5-aq4n ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 167-177 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Gail F. Munger ◽

Brenda H. Loyd

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Mathematics Performance ◽

Attitudes Toward Computers ◽

School Students ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Attitudes Toward Calculators ◽

The Relationship

In education, computers and calculators historically have been associated with mathematics and the sciences, and are frequently incorporated into these areas of the curriculum. This may have serious implications for females because of the long history of reported sex differences in achievement and attitudes in mathematics and related disciplines. This study of sixty high school students examines the relationship between mathematics performance and students' attitudes toward technology (computers and calculators), and whether the relationship is similar for males and females. A practice form of the General Educational Development (GED) test was used to measure mathematics performance. Students' attitudes toward computers were assessed by the Computer Attitude Scale, and attitudes toward calculators were assessed by a 4-item measure developed by the authors. In general, students with more positive attitudes toward computers and calculators were found to perform better than students with more negative attitudes.

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Materialism and Credit Card Use by College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2000.86.2.643 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 86 (2) ◽

pp. 643-652 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Mary Beth Pinto ◽

Diane H. Parente ◽

Todd S. Palmer

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Credit Card ◽

Credit Cards ◽

The United States ◽

College Campuses ◽

Spending Patterns ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

The Relationship ◽

Credit Card Use

Much has been written in the popular press on credit card use and spending patterns of American college students. The proliferation of credit cards and their ease of acquisition ensure that students today have more opportunities for making more credit purchases than any other generation of college students. Little is known about the relationship between students' attitudes towards materialism and their use of credit cards. A study was conducted at three college campuses in the northeastern part of the United States where a total of 1,022 students were surveyed. Students' attitudes toward use of credit and their credit card balances were evaluated relative to their scores on Richins and Dawson's Materialism Scale (1992). Our findings suggest no significant difference between those individuals scoring high versus low on the Materialism Scale in terms of the number of credit cards owned and the average balance owed. Individuals high on materialism, however, significantly differed in terms of their uses for credit cards and their general attitude toward their use.

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The Relationship Between Environment and Indonesian Language Learning

10.31219/osf.io/5j89s ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

shinta mailina

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Environmental Education ◽

Behavior Change ◽

Language Learning ◽

Character Education ◽

Family Environment ◽

Surrounding Environment ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

And Behavior ◽

The Relationship

Environmental education aims to attract people's interest in paying attention toenvironmental functions, how to manage the environment and protect the environment.Developing knowledge about the importance of the environment is the first step in the formationof an environmentally friendly society. Through knowledge and awareness, positive values andattitudes will emerge to make lifestyle adjustments that will reduce the burden on the environment(Ramadhan et al 2019). Sukma & Azrianti (2020) said that character education is very importantto be instilled since students are still in elementary school. The diversity of characters and habitsof students at school who come from different family backgrounds is very influential and can evencause bad things in the character of the child. Several cases state that students' attitudes areinfluenced by the surrounding environment or family environment, in addition, the finding of somestudents who often experience confusion in translating their local language into Indonesian is aform that the environment greatly affects Indonesian language learning (Ikhlasani & Ramadhan2021). Therefore, it is important to develop knowledge about the environment, environmentalawareness and behavior change towards the environment (Ramadhan et al, 2019).

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The Relationship Between Awareness and Attitudes Towards Research and Developments and Academic Motivation Levels in Nursing Students

Journal of Higher Education and Science ◽

10.5961/jhes.2021.453 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 339-347

Author(s):

Eylem PASLI GÜRDOĞAN

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Research And Development ◽

Extrinsic Motivation ◽

Academic Motivation ◽

Average Score ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Academic Motivation Scale ◽

Motivation Scale ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

The Relationship

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between nursing students’ awareness and attitudes towards research and developments and their academic motivation levels. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with students from nursing department of faculty of health sciences of a university in Turkey (n=460). Data were collected using the questionnaire form which included the socio-demographic characteristics of those students, “Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale” and “Academic Motivation Scale”. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, Pearson’s correlation analysis, Student’s t, and One Way Anova tests. The mean age of the students was 20.56±1.52. 81.1% were female and 28.7% were in their first year. The average score of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale was 120.54±17.46. The students’ mean score on intrinsic motivation subscale was 57.20±13.45, on extrinsic motivation subscale was 61.96±11.50 and on amotivation subscale was 10.12±5.87 in Academic Motivation Scale. The level of the students’ awareness and attitudes towards research and developments has a positive correlation with the levels of their intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and a negative correlation with the level of their amotivation (p<0.05). The average score of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale were statistically significantly different in the gender, the status of their following scientific publications and the positions they wanted to work after graduation (p<0.05). It has been determined that the students have high level of awareness and attitudes towards research and development, and their academic motivation levels affect their awareness and attitudes towards research and development.

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Awe and Epistemology in a Science Museum

10.31235/osf.io/t5fj6 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Aaron Price ◽

Kimberly A Quinn ◽

Jana Greenslit ◽

Lauren Applebaum ◽

Sheila Krogh-Jespersen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Science Learning ◽

Science Museum ◽

Informal Science ◽

Science Museums ◽

Self Perceptions ◽

Positive Feelings ◽

Negative Feelings ◽

Aesthetic Thinking ◽

The Relationship

Museums are located at the intersection of awe and learning: When guests arrive, they are expecting to be amazed, inspired, and educated. This is particularly true in science museums, and researchers have pointed to awe as an epistemic emotion that can promote science learning. We present two studies of awe in a science museum. The first study (n = 293) examined how awe—conceptualized as a multifaceted construct associated with positive feelings of liberation/connection, negative feelings of oppression/isolation, chills, and diminished-self perceptions—differed across museum locations and in relation to prior knowledge. The second study (n = 708) expanded the investigation to also examine the relationship between awe and critical thinking. Across both studies, we found that, relative to baseline spaces, vast, beautiful spaces elicited positive awe-related emotions (amazement, curiosity) and stronger awe correlates (chills, diminished-self perceptions); vast, threatening spaces also elicited stronger amazement, chills, and diminished-self perceptions—but also stronger oppression/isolation. In both studies, pre-visit knowledge was associated with awe experiences during the visit. In Study 2, we also found evidence for relationships between awe and skepticism and aesthetic thought, two aspects of critical thinking: Positive aspects of awe (liberation/connection, curiosity) were associated with more skepticism, and negative aspects of awe (oppression/isolation, disorientation) with less skepticism. In terms of aesthetic thinking, diminished-self perceptions were associated being able describe observed roles and actions, and chills were associated with being able to describe personal opinions. These results support the assertion that awe can be used to encourage engagement and learning in informal science settings.

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META ANALISIS TUTORIAL ONLINE UNIVERSITAS TERBUKA

Jurnal Pendidikan Terbuka Dan Jarak Jauh ◽

10.33830/ptjj.v20i1.674.2019 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 32-38

Author(s):

Sri Suharmini Wahyuningsih ◽

Tri Darmayanti ◽

Arifah Bintarti

Keyword(s):

Global Analysis ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Learning Support ◽

Final Exam ◽

Online Tutorial ◽

Online Tutorials ◽

Exam Scores ◽

The Relationship ◽

Distance Education System

Online tutorial service was a learning support services provided by the Universitas Terbuka (UT) for its students. In the distance education system, the learning process could be done through the internet. Research on online tutorial learning and services has been done by UT lecturers. This article aimed to map research related to UT's online tutorials, both in the form of research reports and those that have been published in journals. The purpose of mapping was to find out what research topics regarding online tutorials that have been conducted. The research method used was the meta-analysis method, combining various analyzes which then produced a global analysis of online tutorials. The results of this study were online tutorial research could be categorized into five topics, namely a) the relationship between online tutorial values and final exam scores; b) organizing online tutorials; c) the quality of online tutorials; d) online tutorial accessibility; and e) online tutorials as a research tool. Students rated the implementation of online tutorials as good and they were satisfied. The value of online tutorials could contribute to the value of final exam scores. However, the accessibility of online tutorials was still low because it depended on the network and students’ discipline and activeness. Layanan tutorial online merupakan layanan bantuan belajar yang diberikan Universitas Terbuka (UT) untuk para mahasiswanya. Dalam sistem pendidikan jarak jauh proses pembelajaran dapat dilakukan melalui jaringan internet. Penelitian tentang layanan dan pembelajaran tutorial online sudah banyak dilakukan oleh dosen UT. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memetakan penelitian yang berhubungan dengan tutorial online UT, baik dalam bentuk laporan penelitian maupun yang sudah dipublikasikan di jurnal. Tujuan pemetaan adalah untuk mengetahui apa saja topik penelitian mengenai tutorial online yang sudah dilakukan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode meta analisis, menggabungkan berbagai analisis yang kemudian menghasilkan analisis global mengenai tutorial online. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah penelitian tutorial online dapat dikategorikan menjadi lima topik, yaitu: a) Hubungan nilai tutorial online dengan nilai UAS; b) Penyelenggaraan tutorial online; c) Kualitas tutorial online; d) Aksesibilitas tutorial online; dan e) Tutorial online sebagai sarana atau alat penelitian. Mahasiswa menilai penyelenggaraan tutorial online sudah baik dan mahasiswa merasa puas. Nilai tutorial online dapat berkontribusi terhadap nilai UAS. Namun aksesibilitas tutorial online masih rendah karena bergantung kepada jaringan serta kedisiplinan dan keaktifan mahasiswa.

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EARLY STUDY OF TEACHING & LEARNING ADAPTION BY USING MULTIMEDIA IN TEXT LEARNING OF SULALATUS SALATIN

International Journal of Modern Education ◽

10.35631/ijmoe.380014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (8) ◽

pp. 167-181

Author(s):

Nurul Shuhada Abdul Aziz ◽

Norazimah Zakaria

Keyword(s):

Technology Acceptance ◽

Student Attitudes ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Text Learning ◽

The Third ◽

Teacher Skills ◽

Students Attitudes ◽

Acceptance Model ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to examine the use of multimedia in teaching and learning (PdP) Sulalatus Salatin in form six. The objective of this study is to identify the use of multimedia in PdP Sulalatus Salatin in terms of types, tools used, teacher skills, and curriculum needs. The second objective is to study students 'attitudes towards the use of multimedia in Sulalatus Salatin learning and the third to analyze the relationship between multimedia use in PdPc with students' understanding of Sulalatus Salatin text using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The researcher distributed a set of questionnaire questions containing 36 questions that were closed to 30 forms six students at a school in the district of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. The findings show that the main reason for the use of multimedia in PdP Sulalatus Salatin in terms of multimedia type, tools used, teacher skills, and curriculum needs is because the use of LCD screen causes the text to appear larger and clearer with a mean score of 4.433 (sd = 0.8976). For the second objective, the two most dominant student attitudes with a mean score of 4,400 that is with the use of multimedia, writing in the text of Sulalatus Salatin is clearer and easier to read (sd = 0.7701), while students are actively involved during the teaching of Sulalatus Salatin text (sd = 0.8944). Next, for the third objective, the relationship between the use of multimedia with the highest level of students' understanding of Sulalatus Salatin text is that students are easier to read and understand the synopsis on Sulalatus Salatin text with a mean score of 4,600 (sd = 0.6215). In conclusion, this study was implemented to provide exposure to the advantages of multimedia used by teachers while teaching Sulalatus Salatin text in form six.

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Brand Embarrassment: Antecedents and Outcomes Variables

Proceeding of Japan International Business and Management Research Conference ◽

10.31098/jibm.v1i1.228 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Paterne Micha MBELANGANI MBAN ◽

Sevtap ÜNAL

Keyword(s):

Brand Image ◽

The Other ◽

Interpersonal Influence ◽

Social Approval ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Negative Feelings ◽

The Relationship ◽

Brand Hate

The present study aimed to investigate the role of negative feelings on the consumer buying decision. The influence of a brand image, the need for social approval, and negative brand self- expressiveness on brand embarrassment, as well as the influence of embarrassment on brand hate and brand detachment, mediated by interpersonal influence, were investigated. Findings revealed that brand image and the need for social approval do not have any influence on brand embarrassment, while the negative brand self-expressiveness does predict brand embarrassment. On the other side, the findings revealed that brand embarrassment creates brand hate and brand detachment. And, interpersonal influence has a mediating role in the relationship between brand image-brand detachment, negative brand self-expressiveness-brand hate, and negative brand self- expressiveness-brand detachment.

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The Regulation of Haemocyanin Oxygen Affinity During Emersion of the Crayfish Austropotamobius Pallipes: III. The Dependence of Ca2+-Haemocyanin Binding on the Concentration Of L-Lactate

Journal of Experimental Biology ◽

10.1242/jeb.133.1.339 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 133 (1) ◽

pp. 339-352

Author(s):

S. MORRIS ◽

C.R. BRIDGES ◽

M. K. GRIESHABER

Keyword(s):

Biological Sciences ◽

Binding Sites ◽

Lactate Concentration ◽

Oxygen Affinity ◽

Calcium Lactate ◽

Worst Case ◽

Austropotamobius Pallipes ◽

University Of Calgary ◽

Lactate Formation ◽

The Relationship

The binding of Ca2+ to the haemocyanin of the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes was investigated. The amount of bound Ca2+ was determined using an ultrafiltration technique to produce haemocyanin-free solutions, the Ca2+ concentration of which could then be compared with that of the original, unfiltered solution. Any difference between the two values would indicate the amount of calcium bound by haemocyanin. The effect of L-lactate on Ca2+ binding was investigated by determining the amount of bound ion at different concentrations of L-lactate. In addition, oxygen equilibrium curves were constructed for some of the solutions to verify that the haemocyanin oxygen affinity remained sensitive to L-lactate and to determine whether the haemocyanin was functionally similar to that used in previous investigations. With 17 mmol 1−1 total Ca2+ and approximately 1 mmol 1−1 L-lactate the number of Ca2+ binding sites was estimated to be between eight and nine per haemocyanin molecule. Without taking into account the formation of calcium lactate, the observed dependency of Ca2+-haemocyanin binding on L-lactate concentration could best be described by the equation: Ca2+/Hc = 8.64-0.32[lactate−]. A ‘worst case’ estimate for maximum calcium lactate formation, assuming Ca2+ to be the only counterion available to lactate, altered the relationship slightly to: Ca2+/Hc = 8.65-0.35[lactate−]. Note: Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N/V, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.

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