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 …
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
Measuring Student Attitudes – a Modern Approach, and Why You Should Get Involved
Statistics educators have been studying undergraduate student attitudes toward statistics for decades, but with lack of modern …
Aug 9, 2022 — Washington, DC (JSM 2022)
Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, Marjorie Bond, Leyla Batakci, April Kerby-Helm, Michael Posner
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Measuring Student Attitudes – a Modern Approach, and Why You Should Get Involved
Attitudes Matter! A New Instrument in Motivational Attitudes Toward Statistics / Data Science
Attitudes matter in mathematics education, especially in fields like statistics, which sometimes suffer from a poor reputation, and …
Aug 5, 2022 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Posner, April Kerby-Helm, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker
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Attitudes Matter! A New Instrument in Motivational Attitudes Toward Statistics / Data Science
The SOMAS/DS Family of Instruments to Measure Students, Instructors and Learning Environment
Jun 1, 2022 — Jun 3, 2022 Washington, DC
Marjorie E. Bond, Alana Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, April Kerby-Helm, Michael Posner, Leyla Batakci, Wendine Bolon
Project
The SOMAS/DS Family of Instruments to Measure Students, Instructors and Learning Environment
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
Project
Pilot 2: Further Development and Psychometric Analysis of the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Towards Statistics
Motivational Attitudes in Statistics and Data Science
Attitudes matter in mathematics education, especially in fields like statistics which sometimes suffer from a poor reputation; …
Apr 6, 2022 — Virtual (JMM 2022)
Alana Jane Unfried, Douglas Whitaker, Leyla Batakci, Michael Posner
Project
Motivational Attitudes in Statistics and Data Science
Why Do We Need Yet ANOTHER Instrument Measuring Student Attitudes?
Attitudes matter in statistics education, and it is crucial for statistics educators to gain a better understanding of student …
Aug 12, 2021 — Virtual (JSM 2021)
Alana Unfried, Michael Posner, April Kerby-Helm, Marjorie Bond, Douglas Whitaker, Leyla Batakci
Project Slides
Why Do We Need Yet ANOTHER Instrument Measuring Student Attitudes?
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
Project
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
Project Slides
Developing and revising the Student Survey of Motivational Attitudes Toward Statistics: Results from a pilot study