Investigating SATS-36 for a Matriculation Sample

Abstract

Students’ attitudes towards statistics have been more often negative due to many factors such as initial perception of the subject, low ability in mathematics and lack of motivation to study statistics. Studies involving SATS-36 included investigation of the different factors in relation to students’ attitude towards statistics. Other studies have investigated the structure of SATS-36 and the relationship between the different components of SATS-36. The research investigated the reliability and validity of SATS-36 for a sample of matriculation students. Results showed that while reliability and validity is maintained for the instrument, it is not the case for the sample of respondents.

Undergraduate Students’ Profile based on Attitudes towards Statistics

“…Most of the past studies only compared the gender and age. For instance, Krishnan & Idris (2015) and Coetzee & van der Merwe (2010) reported that male students displayed a more positive attitude toward statistics compared to female students. While for the age characteristic, older students perceived statistics to be less tough than younger students and also displayed slightly more positive attitudes towards statistics (Coetzee & van…”