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Title: Students' Achievements in a Statistics Course in Relation to Motivational Aspects and Study Behaviour
Language: English
Authors: Bude, Luc, Van De Wiel, Margaretha W. J., Imbos, Tjaart, Candel, Math J. J. M., Broers, Nick J., Berger, Martijn P. F.
Source: Statistics Education Research Journal. May 2007 6(1):5-21.
Availability: International Association for Statistics Education and the International Statistical Institute. PO Box 24070, 2490 AB The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-70-3375737; Fax: +31-70-3860025; e-mail: isi@cbs.nl; Web site: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/serj
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2007
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Helplessness, Academic Achievement, Path Analysis, Student Motivation, Statistics, Questionnaires, Study Habits, Models, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, College Students
Geographic Terms: Netherlands
ISSN: 1570-1824
Abstract: The present study focuses on motivational constructs and their effect on students' academic achievement within an existing statistics course. First-year Health Sciences students completed a questionnaire that measures several motivational constructs: dimensions of causal attributions, outcome expectancy, affect, and study behaviour, all with respect to statistics. The results showed that when the cause of negative events was perceived as uncontrollable, outcome expectancy was negative. When the cause of negative events was perceived as stable, affect toward statistics was negative. Furthermore, negative affect toward statistics and limited study behaviour led to unsatisfactory achievements. Path analysis (Lisrel) largely confirmed the causal relations in a model that was based on attributional and learned helplessness theories. The consequences of these findings for statistics education are discussed. (Contains 2 figures and 5 tables.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 38
Entry Date: 2009
Access URL: https://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/serj/SERJ6(1)_Bude.pdf
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