Knowledge and Attitude towards Statistics and Probability of Senior High School Students

The study aims to investigate the knowledge and attitude towards Statistics and Probability of senior high school students, both public and private at the municipality of Magalang, Pampanga. A 25-point multiple choice exam which was based on the Statistics and Probability curriculum of the Department of Education K to 12 program and a 20- item five-point Likert scale attitude questionnaire were administered to randomly selected 397 senior high school students from different strands. The study made use of descriptive-correlational and cross-sectional methods of research. Results showed that students all agree on all the positive attitude statements but mostly are undecided on the negative statements. The study also revealed that students have anxious feelings when they study Statistics and Probability. Students were found to perform unsatisfactorily in Statistics and Probability. The study showed that the students’ strength knowledge is on estimation of parameters and sampling distribution categories, but they are weak on fundamentals, random variables, normal distribution, and tests of hypothesis categories. Subsequently, students who belong to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand perform best when compared to those students from the other strands. Also, students from private schools perform better and have a more positive attitude towards Statistics and Probability. Moreover, the study revealed that there is a low but positive and significant relationship between the knowledge and attitude of students towards Statistics and Probability. The study recommends the development and conduct of learning interventions to improve the students’ knowledge and lessen their anxiety in learning statistics and probability.

Keywords – Attitude, knowledge, senior high school students, statistics and probability