ADAPTATION STUDY OF THE STATISTICAL ANXIETY SCALE ON A BANGLADESHI SAMPLE

Due to unavailability of a developed or adapted instrument for statistical anxiety in Bangladesh context, the present study was designed to adapt the Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS) (Vigil-Colet et al., 2008). Adaptation procedure was done by following guidelines of the International Test Commission...

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Published in:Bulgarian journal of science and education policy 2018-07, Vol.12 (2), p.380-401
Main Authors: Paul, Lisa, Parveen, Tahmina, Ahmed, Oli, Aktar, Rumana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Discriminant analysis
Educational psychology
Literature Reviews
Mathematics Anxiety
Quantitative psychology
Sampling
Undergraduate Students
Validation studies
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Summary:Due to unavailability of a developed or adapted instrument for statistical anxiety in Bangladesh context, the present study was designed to adapt the Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS) (Vigil-Colet et al., 2008). Adaptation procedure was done by following guidelines of the International Test Commission (ITC). The translated SAS was administered on a sample of 238 students from the Chittagong University who were selected though non-probability sampling techniques. The internal consistency reliabilities, content validity, and construct validity were determined for assessing the psychometric properties of the Bangla SAS. The item-total correlations, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation coefficients among the SAS and its subscales, Cronbach's Alphas, split-half reliability, composite reliability suggested that the Bangla SAS would be a psychometrically sound measure to apply in Bangladesh context.
ISSN:1313-1958
1313-9118