S-SOMAS

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
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
New Instruments for Measuring Statistics and Data Science Attitudes
The Student and Instructor Surveys of Motivational Attitudes toward Statistics or Data Science are a family of instruments that enable …
Nov 10, 2023 — Omaha, Nebraska (AMATYC 2023)
April Kerby-Helm, Marjorie Bond, Michael A. Posner, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, Leyla Batakci
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New Instruments for Measuring Statistics and Data Science Attitudes
Measuring Student Attitudes Toward Statistics using S-SOMAS: National Data and Individualized Report
We will share for the first time pre- and post- data on students' attitudes toward statistics from the new S-SOMAS instrument. At this …
Aug 6, 2023 — Toronto, Ontario (JSM 2023)
Michael Posner, April Kerby-Helm, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, Marjorie Bond, Leyla Batakci
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Measuring Student Attitudes Toward Statistics using S-SOMAS: National Data and Individualized Report
MASDERing Attitude Research in Statistics and Data Science Education: Instruments for Measuring Students, Instructors, and the Learning Environment
Research about students’ affective outcomes (such as attitudes) in statistics courses has proliferated over the past three decades, but …
Jul 13, 2023 — Toronto, Ontario/Virtual Hybrid (IASE Satellite 2023)
Douglas Whitaker, Alana Unfried, Leyla Batakci, Marjorie E. Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner
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MASDERing Attitude Research in Statistics and Data Science Education: Instruments for Measuring Students, Instructors, and the Learning Environment
MASDER your educational research: how to cohesively study students, instructors, and the learning environment
How do you know if your teaching is effective in introductory statistics and data science courses? Is it grades? Is it anecdotes from …
Jun 3, 2023 — State College, Pennsylvania (USCOTS 2023)
Alana Unfried, Leyla Batakci, Marjorie E. Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner, Douglas Whitaker
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MASDER your educational research: how to cohesively study students, instructors, and the learning environment
Measuring student enjoyment and effective teaching practices: what works?
Knowledge is not the only important outcome from statistics courses: students’ attitudes and beliefs about statistics have been widely …
May 29, 2023 — Ottawa, Ontario (SSC 2023)
Douglas Whitaker, Alana Unfried, Leyla Batakci, Marjorie E. Bond, April Kerby-Helm, Michael A. Posner
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Measuring student enjoyment and effective teaching practices: what works?
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
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