instrument development

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 …
Sep 12, 2022 — Rosario, Argentina/Virtual Hybrid (ICOTS 11)
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
MASDERtools: Functions for Analyzing SOMAS/SOMADS Data
Douglas Whitaker
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MASDERtools: Functions for Analyzing SOMAS/SOMADS Data
Determining an Appropriate Placement Test for Introductory Statistics: Preliminary Findings
Viewers will see the process of developing a placement test framework, and the outlining of a remedial course which together can ensure …
May 24, 2022 — Virtual (eCOTS 2022)
Katerina Allan, Douglas Whitaker
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Determining an Appropriate Placement Test for Introductory Statistics: Preliminary Findings
Pilot 2: Further Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
Student attitudes towards statistics are connected with numerous important educational outcomes in statistics. Previously developed …
May 24, 2022 — Virtual (eCOTS 2022)
Matthew Dunham, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker
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Pilot 2: Further Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
Pilot 2: Further Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
Apr 22, 2022 — Seaside, California
Matthew Dunham, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker
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Pilot 2: Further Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
SOMAS/DS: Measuring the learning environment, the instructor, and the student
In order to model and understand best practices in Statistics and Data Science education, we need instruments that begin in theory and …
Jul 1, 2021 — Virtual (USCOTS 2021)
Marjorie Bond, Leyla Batakci, April Kerby-Helm, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker
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SOMAS/DS: Measuring the learning environment, the instructor, and the student
Students’ Motivational Attitudes about Statistics: Results from the S-SOMAS Pilot
The Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics (S-SOMAS) is a new instrument being developed to provide teachers and …
Jun 30, 2021 — Virtual (USCOTS 2021)
Douglas Whitaker, Leyla Batakci, Wendine Bolon, Marjorie Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Alana Unfried
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Students’ Motivational Attitudes about Statistics: Results from the S-SOMAS Pilot
Developing and revising the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Toward Statistics: Results from a pilot study
Students’ attitudes toward statistics are widely recognized as an important outcome for introductory statistics courses. To facilitate …
Jun 9, 2021 — Virtual (SSC 2021)
Douglas Whitaker
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Developing and revising the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Toward Statistics: Results from a pilot study
Design and validation arguments for the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics (S-SOMAS) instrument
This chapter describes the development plan for a new survey designed to measure students’ attitudes toward statistics aligned with …
Douglas Whitaker, Alana Unfried, Marjorie Bond
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Design and validation arguments for the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics (S-SOMAS) instrument
A framework and survey for measuring students’ motivational attitudes toward statistics
The Survey of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics (SOMAS) for Students is part of a family of instruments designed to assess …
Jul 11, 2018 — Kyoto, Japan (ICOTS 10)
Douglas Whitaker, Alana Unfried, Leyla Batakci
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A framework and survey for measuring students’ motivational attitudes toward statistics