instrument development

MASDER: Developing a instruments to measure attitudes in statistics and data science
The Motivational Attitudes in Statistics and Data Science Education Research (MASDER) research group is developing a family of instruments to measure student and instructor attitudes and characteristics of learning environments for statistics and data science courses. This work is funded by the National Science Foundation (DUE-2013392).
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MASDER: Developing a instruments to measure attitudes in statistics and data science
LOCUS assessments
The Levels of Conceptual Understanding in Statistics (LOCUS) project developed a family of tests for measuring statistics knowledge that are freely available online. The aim of the LOCUS project (PI: Tim Jacobbe) was to develop statistics tests that measured conceptual—rather than procedural—knowledge. I joined this project as a graduate student and have continued to use these assessments and document their validity evidence for use with different populations.
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LOCUS assessments
Evaluating a placement test
A university department needs a new statistics placement test. This project is evaluating the current mathematics placement test, documenting validity evidence supporting its use, and determining what modifications would be necessary for it to serve as a suitable placement test for statistics.
Evaluating a placement test
Developing embedded signature assessments
A teacher preparation program at a university developed a set of assessments embedded within courses that were to be used to measure important outcomes. The assessments were motivated by the state’s adoption of a high stakes teacher licensing exam and accreditation requirements.
Developing embedded signature assessments
Moving Forward to Using the MASDER Team’s Instruments
Learn about the family of instruments created by the MASDER team (Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics and Data Science Education …
Jun 11, 2024 — Virtual (eCOTS 2024)
Marjorie Bond, Leyla Batakci, Alana Unfried, Michael A. Posner, Douglas Whitaker, April Kerby-Helm
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Moving Forward to Using the MASDER Team’s Instruments
Establishing the Validity and Reliability of the LOCUS Assessments
The development of assessments as part of the funded LOCUS project is described. The assessments measure students’ conceptual …
Tim Jacobbe, Bob delMas, Brad Hartlaub, Jeff Haberstroh, Catherine Case, Steven Foti, Douglas Whitaker
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Establishing the Validity and Reliability of the LOCUS Assessments
A New Survey of Student Attitudes toward Statistics: The S-SOMAS
The Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics is a new instrument designed to measure affective outcomes in statistics …
Douglas Whitaker, Alana Unfried, Leyla Batakci, Wendine Bolon, Marjorie E. Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner
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A New Survey of Student Attitudes toward Statistics: The S-SOMAS
The Big Picture: A Family of Instruments for Understanding University-Level Statistics and Data Science Attitudes
Attitudes matter in statistics and data science education, but previous instruments have been limited in scope, resulting in many …
Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, Leyla Batakci, Wendine Bolon, Marjorie E. Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner
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The Big Picture: A Family of Instruments for Understanding University-Level Statistics and Data Science Attitudes
S-SOMADS: A new survey to measure student attitudes toward data science
Attitudes play an important role in students’ academic achievement and retention, yet we lack quality attitude measurement instruments …
April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, Marjorie E. Bond, Leyla Batakci, Wendine Bolon
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S-SOMADS: A new survey to measure student attitudes toward data science
A new survey of student attitudes toward statistics: the S-SOMAS
The Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics (S-SOMAS) is a new instrument designed to measure affective outcomes in …
Sep 13, 2022 — Rosario, Argentina/Virtual Hybrid (ICOTS 11)
Douglas Whitaker, Alana Unfried, Leyla Batakci, Wendine Bolon, Marjorie E. Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner
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A new survey of student attitudes toward statistics: the S-SOMAS