Class
Article
College
College of Science
Faculty Mentor
Kady Schneiter
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
Students in many disciplines are required to take an introductory statistics course while pursuing a college education. Despite the utility of statistical methods in future research and career pursuits, many students have negative views of statistics. We are interested in how students’ mindsets and attitudes towards statistics impacts their performance in an undergraduate statistics course. We administered a survey to students in several undergraduate statistics courses at Utah State University. This survey included questions addressing mathematics experience, attitudes towards statistics, mindset, and course performance. We describe the results and conclusions from the survey.
Location
Room 204
Start Date
4-12-2018 10:30 AM
End Date
4-12-2018 11:45 AM
Mindset, Attitudes, and Success in Statistics
Room 204
Students in many disciplines are required to take an introductory statistics course while pursuing a college education. Despite the utility of statistical methods in future research and career pursuits, many students have negative views of statistics. We are interested in how students’ mindsets and attitudes towards statistics impacts their performance in an undergraduate statistics course. We administered a survey to students in several undergraduate statistics courses at Utah State University. This survey included questions addressing mathematics experience, attitudes towards statistics, mindset, and course performance. We describe the results and conclusions from the survey.