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Assessing Statistical Anxiety Among Online and Traditional Students
Monique O’bryantMarta Frey-clarkPrathiba Natesansubject
validityOnline instructionApplied psychologylcsh:BF1-990education050105 experimental psychologyStatistical anxietyValidity03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicinePsychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesMeasurement invariancestatistics educationStatistics educationOnline educationGeneral PsychologyOriginal ResearchMeasurement invariancestatistical anxiety05 social sciencesStatistics educationonline educationmeasurement invariancelcsh:PsychologyAnxietymedicine.symptomPsychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryAnxiety scaledescription
The purpose of this study was to determine whether scores on the Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS) manifest in the same way for students in online and traditional statistics courses. Tests of measurement invariance indicated that invariance of the two-factor model of the SAS held at every level. Therefore, we compared the statistical anxiety of online and traditional students. Results indicated that online and traditional statistics students reported comparable levels of anxiety with slightly less anxiety in terms of seeking help for traditional students. We concluded that online instruction is a viable form of statistics education at least for undergraduate students enrolled in the social sciences.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-04 |