Odrednice straha od statistike i uspjeha u statistici kod studenata društvenih studija

master's thesis

• Title (english): Determinants of Statistics Anxiety and Achievement in Statistics among Social Studies Students
• Author: Ivana Vidaček
• Mentor: Nina Pavlin-Bernardić (mentor)
• Committee member: Vesna Vlahović-Štetić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ena Uzelac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-09-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; School Psychology and the Psychology of Education

Abstract

Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati odnose percipirane težine statistike, straha od matematike, uspjeha u matematici i ciljeva postignuća sa strahom od statistike i uspjehom u statistici. Prevedene su skale procjene straha od statistike (STARS) i straha od matematike (AMAS). Na uzorku od 315 studenata preddiplomskih i prve tri godine integriranih društvenih studija u Republici Hrvatskoj primijenjen je online upitnik koji je sadržavao Skalu straha od matematike, Skalu procjene straha od statistike, Skalu ciljeva postignuća i skalu procjene težine statistike. Uz to, prikupljeni su demografski podaci i podaci o uspjehu iz statistike te prethodnom uspjehu iz matematike. Dobivena je dvofaktorska struktura skale straha od matematike te visoka razina pouzdanosti tipa unutarnje konzistencije od  = .91 za cijelu skalu. Za Skalu procjene straha od statistike dobivena je struktura od šest faktora prvog reda i jednog nadređenog faktora te visoke razine pouzdanosti za svih šest subskala koje se kreću od  = .83 do  = .97. Percipirana težina statistike, strah od matematike, ocjena iz matematike u srednjoj školi, cilj izvedbe izbjegavanjem i cilj izbjegavanja rada pokazali su se značajnim pozitivnim, a uspjeh iz matematike na državnoj maturi i cilj izvedbe uključivanjem negativnim prediktorima straha od statistike te je ukupno objašnjeno 60.7% varijance straha od statistike. Značajnim pozitivnim prediktorima uspjeha u statistici pokazali su se strah od matematike, ocjena iz matematike u srednjoj školi i cilj izvedbe uključivanjem, a percipirana težina statistike je značajni negativni prediktor te su ukupno objasnili 33% varijance uspjeha u statistici.

Abstract (english)

This study aimed to examine the relationships between the perceived difficulty of statistics, mathematics anxiety, previous mathematics achievement, and achievement goals with statistics anxiety and achievement in statistics. The Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale and the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale were translated and used for assessment. An online questionnaire was administered to a sample of 315 undergraduate students in social studies or the first three years of integrated social studies programs in Croatia. The questionnaire included the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale, the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale, the achievement goals scale, and the perceived difficulty of statistics scale. Demographic data, statistics achievement, and previous mathematics achievement were also collected. The two-factor structure of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale was obtained, with high internal consistency reliability of α = .91 for the whole scale. The Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale showed structure of a six first order factors and one superior factor, with high reliability for all six subscales ranging from α = .83 to α = .97. Perceived difficulty of statistics, mathematics anxiety, high school mathematics grade, performance-avoidance goal, and work-avoidance goal were significant positive predictors while mathematics achievement on the state graduation exam and performance-approach goal were negative predictors of statistics anxiety, explaining a total of 60.7% of the variance. Mathematics anxiety, high school mathematics grade, and performance-approach goal were significant positive predictors of achievement in statistics and perceived difficulty of statistics was negative predictor, explaining a total of 33% of the variance.

• Keywords: strah od statistike; strah od matematike; ciljevi postignuća; uspjeh u statistici
• Keywords (english): statistics anxiety; mathematics anxiety; achievement goals; achievement in statistics
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:906573
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-09-22 13:43:03