ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION IN RELATION TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM STATISTICS COURSES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: THE FORMATION OF CLUSTERS

Authors

  • Gustavo Salomão Viana Faculdade São Luís de Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal/SP
  • Adriana Backx Noronha Viana Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2012.v13n3.88

Keywords:

attitude toward statistics, academic motivation, self-determination theory, academic performance

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the formation of clusters, taking into consideration: the characterization variables of students and their attitude to statistics, academic motivation and performance. Data was collected using a questionnaire answered by 278 undergraduate Business Administration students from two public colleges in the state of São Paulo, in the second half of 2011. The questionnaire consisted of questions to characterize the students, the Academic Motivation Scale (ams), the Survey on Attitudes Towards Statistics (sats), as well as a grade on the perception of learning, with the grade for the discipline obtained from the respective professor. It was found that only the area of interest proved to be a possible differentiating variable given the composition of the three groups. The largest group of students with interest in the area of Finance presented the highest scores, both in terms of their attitude towards statistics as in relation to academic motivation, with the exception of demotivation. This group also presented the highest scores for performance both in relation to the grade, as well as in relation to their self-perception.

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Author Biographies

Gustavo Salomão Viana, Faculdade São Luís de Jaboticabal, Jaboticabal/SP

Mestre em Administração pela FEA/USP. Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Métodos quantitativos e informática

Adriana Backx Noronha Viana, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP

Livre-docente em Administração pela FEA/USP.  Áreas de interesse em pesquisa: Métodos quantitativos e informática

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Published

2012-09-30

How to Cite

Viana, G. S., & Viana, A. B. N. (2012). ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION IN RELATION TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM STATISTICS COURSES IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: THE FORMATION OF CLUSTERS. Administração: Ensino E Pesquisa, 13(3), 523–558. https://doi.org/10.13058/raep.2012.v13n3.88

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2012): Julho-Setembro

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