We found robust links between various psychological factors (math anxiety, stress expectations, interest in math, self-efficacy, etc.) and quiz performance. But simply completing more of the learning activities was not associated with better performance!

We focused on estimating the strength of links between the attitudes/beliefs/knowledge students brought with them to the course (e.g., math anxiety; prior coding experience), their subsequent day-to-day engagement with the material, and their performance on quizzes.

We partnered with CourseKata (coursekata.org) to analyze longitudinal student learning data from 45 college-level data sci courses across 11 institutions.

Students come into data sci courses with varying levels of motivation and assumptions about themselves and the material. How do these psychological factors interact with their level of engagement with the course to determine how much they learn?

Linking student psychological orientation, engagement & learning in intro college-level data science

New work ‪‪at @cogscisociety.bsky.social w/ @erikbrockbank.bsky.social @shawnschwartz.bsky.social, C.Bryan, D.Yeager, C.Dweck & @judithfan.bsky.social

poster 8/1 @ 10:30
tinyurl.com/solds-cogsci25

We focused on estimating the strength of links between the attitudes/beliefs/knowledge students brought with them to the course (e.g., math anxiety; prior coding experience), their subsequent day-to-day engagement with the material, and their performance on quizzes.

We partnered with CourseKata (coursekata.org) to analyze longitudinal student learning data from 45 college-level data sci courses across 11 institutions.

Students come into data sci courses with varying levels of motivation and assumptions about themselves and the material. How do these psychological factors interact with their level of engagement with the course to determine how much they learn?

Students come into data sci courses with varying levels of motivation and assumptions about themselves and the material. How do these psychological factors interact with their level of engagement with the course to determine how much they learn?