An empirical study of presage variables on the teaching-learning of statistics in the light of contemporary research on competencies

Introduction. In this research we try to determine the influence that a set of presage and process variables (opinion of the students towards the statistics, their dedication to the part of statistics of the subject, teacher's work in the teaching process of the statistical part of the subject.) they have played in the resolution of activities related to the quantitative data analysis and developed by the students of first year of the Course of Pedagogy of the University of Granada (product variable). Method. We have developed a correlational-predictive study with a sample that corresponds to students of the Licentiate of Pedagogy of the University of Granada (N = 70). These students have answered a test of five problematic situations and have valued, in addition, five predictive variables related to the resolution of these situations. Results. The results obtained after the implementation of an analysis of linear multiple regression indicate that the teacher's labour and the attitude towards the statistics (for this order) they play a main role in the performance achieved in the resolution of problems of statistics. Discussion or Conclusion: The inferred model has reduced importance, as dedication of the students, as the curricular materials put his disposition for the preparation of the subject.