Measures
Utley Geometry Attitude Scales. The UGAS was developed after extensive review of a variety of existing instruments used to measure attitudes to mathematics (e.g. Akin, 1974; Dowling, 1978; Fennema & Sherman, 1976; Tapia, 1996) and was designed to measure the attitudes of undergraduate college students toward geometry. The instrument is a 5-point Likert-scaled survey consisting of 32 statements, seventeen positively and fifteen negatively worded. Participants' responses
can range from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Negatively worded items were recoded prior to analysis. The instrument is designed such that higher scores are more indicative of an overall higher attitude toward geometry. Illustrative items are "I am positive that I can learn geometry concepts" and "Time drags during geometry class.