1st Excel assignment

Welcome to your first Excel assignment.

Please complete the assignment by the following steps, only adjusting the ye

1st step: Please enter your personal data in the highlighted cells
ID Please enter your ID
Name Please enter your family name
Prior Math Please enter one of the following numbers:
education 1= Dutch VWO, A
2= Dutch VWO, B
3= German, Leistungskurs
4= German, in Exam, undifferentiated (as BW)
5= German, Grundkurs in Exam
6= German, Grundkurs not in Exam
7= IB, International Baccalaureat, Mathematics HL
8= IB, International Baccalaureat, Mathematics SL
9= IB, International Baccalaureat, Mathematical Studies SL
If none of above categories suits you, please provide your own description
2nd step: Please fill our the following survey
To answer the 36 SATS questions: DIRECTIONS: The statements to the left are designed to identify yo
1= Strongly disagree math. Each item has 7 possible responses. The responses range from
2= Moderately disagree disagree) through 4 (neither disagree nor agree) to 7 (strongly agree)
3= Slightly disagree opinion, choose response 4. Please read each statement. Mark the
4= Neither disagree nor agree most clearly represents your degree of agreement or disagreement w
5= Slightly agree Try not to think too deeply about each response. Record your answe
6= Moderately agree to the next item. Please respond to all of the statements. In case mat
7= Strongly agree new to you, please answer according to your expectation with regard

SATS01 I plan to complete all of my math assignments.

SATS02 I plan to work hard in my math course.
SATS03 I like math.
SATS04 I feel insecure when I have to do math
SATS05 I have trouble understanding math because of how I think.
SATS06 Math formulas are easy to understand.
SATS07 Math is worthless.
SATS08 Math is a complicated subject.
SATS09 Math should be a required part of my professional training.
SATS10 Mathematical skills will me make more employable.
SATS11 I have no idea of what is going on in math.
SATS12 I am interested in being able to communicate mathematical information to others.
SATS13 Math is not useful to the typical professional.
SATS14 I plan to study hard for every math test.
SATS15 I get frustrated going over mathematical tests in my class.
SATS16 Mathematical thinking is not applicable in my life outside my job.
SATS17 I use math in my everyday life.
SATS18 I am under stress during math class.
SATS19 I enjoy taking math courses.
SATS20 I am interested in using math.
SATS21 Math conclusions are rarely presented in everyday life.
SATS22 Math is a subject quickly learned by most people.
SATS23 I am interested in understanding mathematical information.
SATS24 Learning math requires a great deal of discipline.
SATS25 I will have no application for math in my profession.
SATS26 I make a lot of math errors in math.
SATS27 I plan to attend every math class session.
SATS28 I am scared by math.
SATS29 I am interested in learning math.
SATS30 Math involves massive computations.
SATS31 I can learn math.
SATS32 I understand math equations.
SATS33 Math is irrelevant in my life.
SATS34 Math is highly technical.
SATS35 I find it difficult to understand math concepts.
SATS36 Most people have to learn a new way of thinking to do math.

Please go the 'Data Analysis'-tab

nly adjusting the yellow highlighted cells.

10= Belgium ASO, 6 or more hours/week

11= Belgium ASO, less than 6 hours/week
12= French Bacc. Serie Scientifique
13= French Bacc. Serie Economique et Social
14= UK GCE A level
15= UK GCE AS level
16= UK GCSE level
17= Other, math major (6h/w)
18= Other, math minor (4h/w)
n description

t are designed to identify your attitudes about

s. The responses range from 1 (strongly
agree) to 7 (strongly agree). If you have no
each statement. Mark the one response that
reement or disagreement with that statement.
sponse. Record your answer and move quickly
the statements. In case math is relatively
our expectation with regard to course and subject.

cal information to others.

 Reversed? Raw Score Reversed Score Attitude 3rd step: The cells of your survey sheet
SATS01 No 0 Effort Analysis' -sheet. However, we cannot do
SATS02 No 0 Effort questions are mixed up: those that are p
SATS03 No 0 Affect attitude, and those that are negatively p
SATS04 Yes 0 Affect we need to reverse scores of negatively
SATS05 Yes 0 Cognitive Competence an elegant way to do so, by using Excel fo
SATS06 No 0 Difficulty scores that are reversed for all questions
SATS07 Yes 0 Value questions.
SATS08 Yes 0 Difficulty
SATS09 No 0 Value
SATS10 No 0 Value
SATS11 Yes 0 Cognitive Competence 4th step: Create a PivotTable that describ
SATS12 No 0 Interest by selecting columns A...E, choose Pivot
SATS13 Yes 0 Value Values (Note: you get Count of Attitude)
SATS14 No 0 Effort 5th step: Now we wish to find out if we s
SATS15 Yes 0 Affect PivotTable. Select Attitude as Rows. Next
SATS16 Yes 0 Value Score, but we wish to see averages. So ch
SATS17 No 0 Value 6th step: Lastly, we wish to see if there is
SATS18 Yes 0 Affect Again by making a PivotTable. Please do
SATS19 No 0 Affect 7th step: You need to upload this file in
SATS20 No 0 Interest can easily access it: next week, we will co
SATS21 Yes 0 Value upload the full file with all sheets in the S
SATS22 No 0 Difficulty
SATS23 No 0 Interest
SATS24 Yes 0 Difficulty
SATS25 Yes 0 Value
SATS26 Yes 0 Cognitive Competence
SATS27 No 0 Effort
SATS28 Yes 0 Affect
SATS29 No 0 Interest
SATS30 Yes 0 Difficulty
SATS31 No 0 Cognitive Competence
SATS32 No 0 Cognitive Competence
SATS33 Yes 0 Value
SATS34 Yes 0 Difficulty
SATS35 Yes 0 Cognitive Competence
SATS36 Yes 0 Difficulty
 s of your survey sheet are linked to the cells in column C, called Raw Score, of the 'Data
owever, we cannot do statistics with the scores in Column, since two different types of
ed up: those that are positively phrased, for which a high score represents a positive
e that are negatively phrased, for which a low score represents a positive attitude. So first,
e scores of negatively phrased questions (1=>7, 2=>6, 3=>5, 4=>4, 5=>3, 6=>2, 7=>1). Find
do so, by using Excel formulas (do not type numbers!). After this step, column D contains
versed for all questions negatively phrased, but original scores of the positively phrased

PivotTable that describes the number of questions for all six Attitudes in the survey. Do so
ns A...E, choose Pivot Table from the Insert menu, OK, and bring Attitude to Rows and to Σ
get Count of Attitude)
wish to find out if we scored differently for the several Attitudes by making a third
Attitude as Rows. Next select Reversed Score as Σ Values. It gives you counts of Reversed
h to see averages. So change the Value Field Setting to Average.
e wish to see if there is a difference in scores for reversed and non-reversed questions.
PivotTable. Please do it yourself.
d to upload this file in the StudentPortal (Canvas). First save this solution file. Where you
: next week, we will continue with the same case and you need the file again. Next,
with all sheets in the StudentPortal.