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Direct linkHilton, Sterling C.; Schau, Candace; Olsen, Joseph A. – Structural Equation Modeling, 2004
In addition to student learning, positive student attitudes have become an important course outcome for many introductory statistics instructors. To adequately assess changes in mean attitudes across introductory statistics courses, the attitude instruments used should be invariant by administration time. Attitudes toward statistics from 4,910…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Higher Education, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedDauphinee, Thomas L.; And Others – Structural Equation Modeling, 1997
Confirmatory factor analysis of responses from 991 undergraduates showed that a four-factor structure (Affect, Cognitive Competence, Value, and Difficulty) provided the best fit for males and females as the factor structure of the Survey of Attitudes toward Statistics, developed for this study to measure students' attitudes about statistics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Processes, Competence
