Work

Effects of a training intervention on secondary school teachers’ attitudes toward statistics

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In today’s data-driven society, strong statistical literacy is essential for all citizens. Within the educational context, teachers play a crucial role in developing students’ statistical competencies. However, pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward statistics can impact how they approach its instruction. This study examines changes in future teachers’ attitudes toward statistics before and after participating in a training intervention aimed at enhancing statistical literacy. An attitude questionnaire was administered to 41 pre-service secondary school teachers from two Chilean universities, both before and after the training intervention. Although the results showed an overall increase in mean scores after the training, this change was not statistically significant. Nevertheless, improvements were observed in pre-service teachers’ perceptions of statistics as a fundamental tool for civic education, their ability to interpret statistical representations in the media, and their enjoyment of problem-solving. These results suggest that attitudes toward statistics could be positively influenced through targeted educational interventions, although the study’s conclusions are limited by the relatively small sample size.

Source: International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

DOI: 10.29333/iejme/16417

Authors: Jocelyn D. Pallauta, Ingrid Janeth Jácome Anaya, Fernando Rodolfo Lemarie Oyarzun, Jennifer Markovits Rojas

Institutions: Universidad de Los Lagos, Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación

Language: English

Topic: Statistics Education and Methodologies

Subfield: Statistics and Probability

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410824031