Abstract
The purpose of the present investigation was to develop a model for predicting statistics achievement. Participants were 130 graduate students enrolled in a quantitative-based educational research course at a southeastern university. A path analysis revealed that statistics anxiety and achievement expectation played a central role in the model, mediating the relationship between statistics achievement and the following variables: research anxiety, study habits, course load, and the number of statistics courses taken. Findings are interpreted with respect to Onwuegbuzie, Bailey, and Daley's Anxiety-Expectation Mediation model of foreign language learning.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1020-1038 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Educational and Psychological Measurement |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Achievement expectation
- Graduate students
- Path analysis
- Statistics achievement
- Statistics anxiety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Applied Psychology
- Applied Mathematics