The Effect of Statistics Anxiety on Statistics Courses Achievement in Psychology Students

Yulianto, Aries (2022) The Effect of Statistics Anxiety on Statistics Courses Achievement in Psychology Students. Media Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidika, 13 (1). pp. 18-22. ISSN 2087-4049

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Abstract

Statistics courses are crucial since they represent formal research method exposure and afford students analytical skills. On the contrary, many university students taking statistics courses report statistics anxiety, particularly psychology students. However, there were few studies about the relationship between statistics anxiety and achievement in statistics courses among undergraduate psychology students. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of statistics anxiety on statistics course achievement among students of psychology. Respondents were 69 psychology students (53 women, 16 men) from a private university in Jakarta, who enrolled in statistics courses Statistics anxiety was measured by adaptation of STARS (Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale), which consists of 20 items with a 4- point Likert-type scale, which measures five theoretical components, i.e. test and class anxiety, computation self-concept, worth of statistics, fear of asking for help, and fear of statistics teachers. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for reliability was .819 for the entire scale. Results showed that achievement in statistics course were not significantly affected by statistics anxiety, R2 = .007, F(1, 67)= .493, p = .485. Surprisingly, age has a negatively significant effect on statistics courses’ achievement. Moreover, women have higher statistics anxiety than men.

Item Type:	Artikel
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Statistics anxiety Statistics course Statistics achievement Psychology students
Subjects:	A General Works > AC Collections. Series. Collected works
Divisions:	Universitas Pembangunan Jaya
Depositing User:	Alexandro Andika
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2023 02:10
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2023 02:10
URI:	http://eprints.upj.ac.id/id/eprint/4742

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