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Attitudes Toward Statistics Studies Among Students With Learning Disabilities, Orly Lipka, Itay Hess
Attitudes Toward Statistics Studies Among Students With Learning Disabilities, Orly Lipka, Itay Hess
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This study aims to examine the effectiveness of a support course to change attitudes toward statistics studies of post-secondary students who were diagnosed with learning disabilities (LD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The participants were 22 students in a support course that was provided over a single academic term on a weekly basis. The design of the study was according to 'Pre-Post' comparison. The effects on attitudes toward statistics were examined quantitatively and qualitatively to provide a comprehensive methodology for the research purposes. Results suggest that the weekly support course model that was taught simultaneously to the on-line course …