UNA REVISIÓN DE LAS EVIDENCIAS DE FIABILIDAD Y VALIDEZ DE LOS CUESTIONARIOS DE ACTITUDES Y ANSIEDAD HACIA LA ESTADÍSTICA

Abstract

Nowadays, the importance of affectivity in statistics education is widely acknowledged. In the past two decades a large number of instruments to measure attitudes and anxiety toward statistics have been developed in order to assess the influence of emotional factor on students’ training. However, many of these instruments have not been analysed in depth and their psychometric properties have not properly been assessed. The aim of this paper is revising the research works that have contributed empirical evidence for the reliability and validity of these instruments. Our results suggest the need for more research about instruments to measure attitudes and anxiety about statistics. We conclude by suggesting some priority research areas that might be relevant in future studies on this topic.

First published May 2004 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives