Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation

Milka Elena Escalera-Chávez; Arturo García-Santillán; Francisco Venegas-Martínez

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a

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Milka Elena Escalera-Chávez ¹, Arturo García-Santillán ² ^* , Francisco Venegas-Martínez ³

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¹ Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí SLP, MÉXICO² Universidad Cristóbal Colón, MÉXICO³ Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ESE-IPN), MÉXICO^* Corresponding Author

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In this study, we examined whether the constructs of usefulness, motivation, likeness, confidence, and anxiety influence the student’s attitude towards statistics. Two hundred ninety eight students enrolled in the private university were surveyed by using the questionnaire proposed by Auzmendi (1992). Data analysis was done by structural equation model AMOS software. The results support the model proposed by Auzmendi of five factors, however the data reveal that there exists an alternative model (CFI = 0.907) that best fits the proposed model (CFI = 0.885). Furthermore, of the 25 indicators proposed only 22 have an acceptable range and two of the indicators (Items 9 and 2) should be considered in the construct of anxiety and usefulness respectively.

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teacher conceptions
teacher education
visualization

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Escalera-Chávez, M. E., García-Santillán, A., & Venegas-Martínez, F. (2014). Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(1), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a

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Escalera-Chávez ME, García-Santillán A, Venegas-Martínez F. Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(1):23-31. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a

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Escalera-Chávez ME, García-Santillán A, Venegas-Martínez F. Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2014;10(1), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a

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Escalera-Chávez, Milka Elena, Arturo García-Santillán, and Francisco Venegas-Martínez. "Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2014 10 no. 1 (2014): 23-31. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a

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Escalera-Chávez, M. E., García-Santillán, A., and Venegas-Martínez, F. (2014). Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 10(1), pp. 23-31. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a

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Escalera-Chávez, Milka Elena et al. "Modeling Attitude toward Statistics by a Structural Equation". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 1, 2014, pp. 23-31. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2014.1019a