Session: 'Statistics Anxiety' A Fairy Tale For Our Times?
Time: Wednesday 6th July, 09:15 - 10:45
Convenors:
Professor John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Kevin Ralston (University of Edinburgh)
Abstract Details
This session reviews:
We review some of the experience of Q-Step centres and elsewhere on 'what works' when teaching quantitative methods to different types of social science student and at different stages of their university career.
The we look at more formal research on 'statistics anxiety' and students' orientation to statistics. We typically assume that social science students are anxious, confused or intimidated by numbers. However this is far more 'common wisdom' than anything that any robust empirical research has demonstrated. Is 'stats anxiety' an (extremely convenient) myth? We present some new evidence.
Presentation downloads
Presenter: John MacInnes
Statistics Anxiety: Two pilot studies
Presenter: Kevin Ralston
'Statistics Anxiety' A Fairy Tale For Our Times?
The level of the session is: Accessible
Presentation details
Presentation 1
Start time: 09:15
Presentation title: Statistics anxiety: some empirical evidence from the UK
Presenters:
Professor John MacInnes (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Kevin Ralston (University of Edinburgh)