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Analysis of the statistic anxiety of students in humanities course and development of teaching methods for decreasing their anxiety

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17500584
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Science education
Research InstitutionShizuoka University

Principal Investigator

YAMADA Fumiyasu  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Informatics, Professor, 情報学部, 教授 (40158217)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ISARIDA Takeo  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Informatics, Professor, 情報学部, 教授 (30116529)
TAKAHASHI Akira  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Informatics, Associate Professor, 情報学部, 助教授 (40313928)
ARAYA Makoto  Shizuoka University, Faculty of Informatics, Associate Professor, 情報学部, 助教授 (70303526)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsstatistic anxiety / computer software / teaching method / statistical inference / hypothesis testing and statistical estimation / 教材開発 / 入試 / 高校教育
Research Abstract

In this research we developed the statistical anxiety rating scale (STARS) which can identify different types of anxiety possessed by students in humanities course. Considering items of STARS developed and used in USA etc., we modified some of them and also added new items in order that the scale is suitable for Japanese students. We administered several investigations using the scale. Analyzing the data, we could clearly identify four students' groups possessing different type of anxiety. There still remain several points to be revised we evaluate our scale as suitable for measuring students' attitude towards learning statistics.
In this research, we also developed computer software for learning statistics. In general, students in humanities course think it difficult to learn statistic because of its mathematical factor. Therefore we decrease mathematical description in the software as much as possible. The software is for learning statistical inference, and consists of two parts, computer simulation for learning about sampling distribution and tools for hypothesis testing and statistical estimation. Same kind of software have been already developed, however our system is superior to them from following two points.
(1)Several population distributions are available in a sampling experiment.
(2)Tools provide not only an answer but also processes leading to the answer.
We have already utilized the software in our faculty and are going to provide it with a manual to other universities.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2007 2006

All Journal Article (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] 文系学生における統計学に対する不安意識の解析2007

    • Author(s)
      加藤絢子
    • Journal Title

      静岡大学情報学部卒業論文

      Pages: 1-43

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] 授業評価アンケートに対する学生の意識と評価結果2006

    • Author(s)
      山田文康, 山本さつき
    • Journal Title

      静岡大学「情報学研究」 12

      Pages: 95-106

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Students' attitudes towards assessment on lectures and the quality of assessment data.2006

    • Author(s)
      Yamada F., Yamamoto S.
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Informatics, Shizuoka University, vol.12

      Pages: 95-106

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Analisis of the statistic anxieties possessed by students in humanities course.2006

    • Author(s)
      Katou A.
    • Journal Title

      Graduation thesis, Faculty of Informatics, Shizuoka University

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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