Attitude towards research and school achievement while learning the statistics of Nursing students

Abstract

The positive attitude towards researching

has been indicated by several authors as factor

key to obtain a school high-level achievement

learning of the Statistics, since it is a complex and

difficult discipline. Really with a positive attitude

is it possible to achieve a good learning of the

Statistics? The aim was to determine the magnitude

and sense in the relation between Attitude towards

the scientific researching and school Achievement

reached specifically in periodic evaluations brings

over of topics of descriptive Statistics and inferencial

in nursing students of a public university in Mexico.

Study observacional, longitudinally, cross sectional

and analytical of relational level. Ecological design

with three measurements for dependent (AL) and

three measurements for independent (ATRS). The

major puntaje obtained for both variables appeared

in final measurements while lowest were in the

intermediate ones. The initial correlation ATRS-

AL was moderate magnitude and significant. The

analysis factorial of the dimensions that integrate

to instrument of measurement of the ATRS

demonstrated that the “ autonomy for the learning

“ it is the factor that influences to obtain better

AL. One concludes that fact that a student present

positive attitude for researching is not sufficient to

reach a high school achievement, since it depends in mostly of his autonomy to  learn.