Evolution of undergraduate tourism students’ attitudes towards Statistics: pre and post evaluation

IF 1.3 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism Pub Date : 2020-11-27 DOI:10.1080/15313220.2020.1828014

Magdalena Cladera, Francisco Rejón-Guardia, G. A. Vich-I-Martorell, Catalina Juaneda

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Data analysis skills are key competencies which today’s students in higher education must acquire. Among non-cognitive factors hindering the acquisition of these competencies are negative attitudes towards Statistics. This study analyzes attitudes towards Statistics among tourism students enrolled on their first Statistics course, paying special attention to its evolution from the beginning to the end of the course. Positive attitudes are a desirable course result, and its development needs to be assessed. An exploratory factor analysis performed on the SATS-28© items reveals the existence of three main components of students’ attitudes towards Statistics: Anxiety, Affect & Self-confidence, and Value. At the end of the course, only the Anxiety dimension improved its score. Since there is an absolute lack of research on tourism students’ attitudes towards Statistics, it would be advisable to carry out further research, extending the preliminary methodology presented in this research to other courses, universities, and countries.

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旅游本科学生统计学态度的演变:前后评价

摘要数据分析技能是当今高等教育学生必须具备的关键能力。阻碍获得这些能力的非认知因素包括对统计学的负面态度。本研究分析了参加第一门统计学课程的旅游专业学生对统计学的态度，特别关注了从课程开始到结束的演变。积极的态度是一个理想的课程结果，它的发展需要评估。对SATS-28项目进行的探索性因素分析揭示了学生对统计学态度的三个主要组成部分：焦虑、情感和自信以及价值观。在课程结束时，只有焦虑维度的得分有所提高。由于绝对缺乏对旅游学生对统计的态度的研究，因此最好进行进一步的研究，将本研究中提出的初步方法推广到其他课程、大学和国家。

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Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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4.30

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12.00%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism is the professional journal of the International Society of Travel & Tourism Educators (ISTTE). This journal serves as an international interdisciplinary forum and reference source for travel and tourism education. The readership of the journal is international in scope, with a good representation in college and university libraries as well as high schools and professional schools offering courses in travel and tourism.