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Prior, Susan Vivienne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Effective writing skills are important for success in college, work, and for society. Although there is little argument about the importance of communication skills, there is more debate about whether or not students and graduates are actually attaining these skills. An examination of the impact of completing the college composition course on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Writing Skills, Writing (Composition), Freshman Composition
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Lane-Getaz, Sharon J. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2013
This mixed-methods study reports psychometric properties of the 34-item Reasoning about P-values and Statistical Significance (RPASS) scale. RPASS is being designed as a research tool to assess effects of teaching methods on students' inferential reasoning. During development (Phase I), two graphical scenarios and 12 items were added to the scale,…
Descriptors: College Students, Mixed Methods Research, Psychometrics, Rating Scales