The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics (응용통계연구)

The Korean Statistical Society (한국통계학회)
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Validation Study of Korean Version of Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics(K-SATS)

한국판 통계에 대한 태도 검사(K-SATS) 타당화

  • Yi, Hyun-Sook (Department of Education, Konkuk University) ;
  • Jeon, Soo-Hyun (Department of English Education, Mongolia International University)
  • Published : 2009.10.31
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Abstract

Previous research has recently shown that non-cognitive factors such as attitudes toward statistics contribute positively to statistics learning, Hence, helping students develop positive attitudes toward statistics has become one of the essential goals of statistics teaching. A wide variety of instruments assessing attitudes toward statistics were developed and validated in foreign countries, but not many in Korea. The SATS-36(Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics-36; Schau et al., 1995) has been regarded as one of the most valid measures of attitudes toward statistics. Therefore, this study was designed to validate a Korean version of Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics(K-SATS). Instead of six factors of the original scale, a five-factor structure including interests, value, cognitive competence, difficulty, and effort was empirically supported by the Korean student sample. The results evidenced high reliability and construct validity of K-SATS. In addition, students' attitudes towards statistics differed across gender, level of statistics courses, degree programs, and major. These findings were discussed in terms of their implications for future research and statistics teaching.

전통적으로 대학에서 개설되는 통계학 강좌의 지향점은 통계적 지식과 기술의 습득 여부에 주된 초점이 맞추어져 있었다. 그러나 최근 연구에서 통계에 대한 태도와 같은 비인지적 요인이 통계학 성취도에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 통계 학습에 대한 긍정적인 태도의 함양이 통계 지식 및 기술의 습득 못지않게 중요한 통계학 강좌의 과제로 부각되었다. 이에 해외에서는 통계에 대한 태도를 측정하는 검사의 개발 및 타당화 연구가 많이 이루어졌으나 국내는 아직 미비한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 통계에 대한 태도를 가장 타당하게 측정하고 있다고 평가되고 있는 SATS-36(Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics-36; Schau 등, 1995)을 우리나라 대학생들의 특성에 맞게 수정한 한국판 통계에 대한 태도 검사(K-SATS)를 타당화하고자 하였다. 예비분석 결과 원척도의 6요인이 아닌 흥미, 가치, 인지적 역량, 용이성, 노력의 5요인 구조가 한국 학부생 및 대학원생들에게 적합한 것으로 나타났으며, 본 검사 분석 결과 K-SATS의 신뢰도와 구인타당도가 확인되었다. 또한 K-SATS의 전체 혹은 하위 척도별 점수에서 성별, 강좌 수준, 학위 과정, 전공 계열에 따라 학생들의 통계에 대한 태도에 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 한국판 통계 태도 검사가 추후 연구와 교수방법에 주는 시사점에 대해 논의하였다.

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