Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5351/KJAS.2009.22.5.1115

Validation Study of Korean Version of Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics(K-SATS)  

Yi, Hyun-Sook (Department of Education, Konkuk University)
Jeon, Soo-Hyun (Department of English Education, Mongolia International University)
Publication Information
The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics / v.22, no.5, 2009 , pp. 1115-1129 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Attitudes toward statistics; statistical anxiety; validation study;
Citations & Related Records
연도 인용수 순위
  • Reference
1 Waters, L. K., Martelli, T. A., Zakarajsek, T. and Popovich, P. M. (1988). Attitudes toward statistics: An evaluation of multiple measures, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 48, 513-516   DOI
2 Watson, F. S., Lang, T. R. and Kromrey, J. D. (2002). Breaking ground for EncStat: A statistical anxiety intervention program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Gainesville, FL
3 Wise, S. L. (1985). The development and validation of a scale measuring attitudes toward statistics, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 45, 401-405   DOI
4 Kennedy, R. L. and Broadston, P. M. (2004). Graduate statistics: Student attitudes, Paper presented at the Mid-South Educational Research Association, 33rd annual meeting, Gatlinburg, TN
5 Kottke, J. L. (2000). Mathematical proficiency, statistics knowledge, attitudes toward statistics, and measurement course performance, College Student Journal, 34, 334-348
6 Mills, J. D. (2004). Students' attitudes toward statistics: Implications for the future, College Student Journal, Available online at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCR/is_3_38/ai_n6249218/print
7 Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Leech, N. L. (2003). Assessment in statistics courses: More than a tool for evaluation, Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 28, 115-127   DOI   ScienceOn
8 Schau, C, Stevens, J., Dauphinee, T. L. and Del Vecchio, A. (1995). The development and validation of the survey of attitudes toward statistics, Educational & Psychological Measurement, 55, 868-875   DOI
9 Steiger, J. H. (1990). Structural model evaluation and modification: An interval estimation approach, Multivariate Behavioral Research, 25, 173-180   DOI
10 Sutarso, T. (1992). Students' attitudes toward statistics (STATS), Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mid-South Education Research Association, (Knoxville, TN, Novermber, 11-13, 1992)
11 홍세희 (2000). 특별기고: 구조방정식 모형의 적합도 지수 선정기준과 그 근거, <한국심리학회: 임상>, 19, 161-177
12 Tremblay, P., Gardner, R. C and Heipel, G. (2000). A model of the relationships among measures of affect, aptitude and performance in introductory statistics, Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 32, 40-48   DOI   ScienceOn
13 Ware, M. E. and Chastain, J. D. (1989). Person variables contributing to success in introductory statistics. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 309 927)
14 이순묵 (2000). <요인분석의 기초>, 교육과학사, 서울
15 Auzmendi, E. (1991). Factors related to attitudes toward statistics: A study with a spanish sample, Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL
16 Benson, J. (1989). Structural components of statistical test anxiety in adults: An exploratory model, Journal of Experimental Education, 57, 247-261   DOI   ScienceOn
17 Cashin, S. E. and Elmore, P. B. (2005). The survey of attitudes toward statistics scale: A construct validity study, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 65, 509-524   DOI   ScienceOn
18 Fullerton, J. A. and Umphrey, D. (2001). An analysis of attitudes toward statistics: Gender differences among advertising majors, ERIC Document Reproducion Service, No. ED 456-479
19 Harrington, D. (1999). Teaching statistics: A comparison of traditional classroom and programmed instruction/distance learning approaches, Journal of Social Work Education, 35, 343-352
20 Hilton, S. C, Schau, C and Olsen, J. A. (2004). Survey of attitudes toward statistics: Factor structure invariance by gender and by administration time, Structural Equation Modeling, 11, 92-109   DOI   ScienceOn