TY - CHAP AU - Moreno,K.A. AU - Cuéllar,P.A. AU - Barba,A.C. AU - Galicia,L.F.R. AU - Díaz,E.S. KW - Academic performance KW - Economics and business KW - Effective learning KW - Quantitative skills KW - Survey of attitudes towards statistics T1 - Attitudes towards statistics in business and economic studies: implications for teaching innovation in undergraduate education LA - eng PY - 2024/01/01/ SP - 527 EP - 538 T2 - Teaching Innovations in Economics: Towards a Sustainable World SN - 9783031725487 PB - Springer Nature AB - In recent years, teaching innovation at university level has undergone substantial changes, with the promotion of student participation in the educational process at its core through various innovative strategies. However, the motivation for adopting these new approaches must go beyond the desire to modernise teaching. Thus, the alignment between identified student attitudes and the innovations to be implemented is essential to maximise the positive impact on learning. The aim of this work is to study students’ attitudes towards statistics. In this research, the Survey of Attitudes towards Statistics is used, collecting students’ opinions and emotions towards statistics at the beginning of their training in the subject, as well as after completing the course. Thus, the present study investigates the perceptions and attitudes towards Statistics of first year students of two degrees related to Economics and Business at the University of Alcalá, Spain, as well as their influence on student learning and academic performance in Statistics subjects. Understanding these perceptions is crucial for adapting teaching strategies and fostering effective learning in this fundamental but often challenging discipline for a large part of the student body. The ultimate aim of the work is to improve the learning experience of the subject, based on the results obtained in the study, by accelerating the transformation of initial negative perceptions towards a deep understanding and appreciation of the discipline, using the most appropriate methods to do so. This not only promotes academic success, but also contributes to developing a solid foundation of quantitative and analytical skills in future Economics and Business professionals. DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-72549-4_26 UR - https://portalcientifico.uah.es/documentos/68320caf82275f3eb6446b4b DP - Dialnet - Portal de la Investigación ER -