Analisis Kemampuan Pemahaman Mahasiswa Pada Mata Kuliah Statistika di STIKes Santa Elisabeth Medan Tahun 2022

Abstract

Statistics is one of the subjects that must be taught in almost every study program. Many students consider the course to be a pretty scary subject because the material is more calculating. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of ability and the location of students' understanding errors in the statistics of the Health Information Management Study Program at the Santa Elisabeth College of Health, Medan. This research uses research with survey method. In this study, students were asked to solve statistical problems related to the statistical material that had been studied previously. The place of this research is the Santa Elisabeth College of Health, Medan in the Health Information Management Study Program, Medan City, North Sumatra Province. The research time to obtain data and information was implemented in June 2022. The population in this study were students of level I and II who programmed statistics courses for the academic year 2021/2022, totaling 30 students. The results of this study indicate that: (1) The level of students' understanding ability in the statistics course of the Health Information Management Study Program, Santa Elisabeth College of Health, Medan is in the high category, namely 62%; (2) Of the entire sample, 62% answered the questions correctly, and 38% answered incorrectly. From these results, it can be seen that the percentage of students who answered correctly was greater than those who answered incorrectly. (3) The results showed that the errors in answering statistical questions occurred because students had problems at the stage of reading the questions, understanding, transforming, processing skills and in choosing the right answer.

Factors Affecting Student Engagement in Psychology Undergraduates Studying Online Statistics Courses in Indonesia

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