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Lesser, Lawrence M.; Pearl, Dennis K.; Weber, John J.; Dousa, Dominic M.; Carey, Robert P.; Haddad, Stephen A. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2019
This article describes the process used to develop and assess an NSF-funded instructional innovation: an online collection (https://www.CAUSEweb.org/smiles/) of 28 interactive songs of high esthetic quality designed to span literature-based learning objectives of introductory statistics that develop statistical literacy and reasoning. The…
Descriptors: Singing, Introductory Courses, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction
Hutchins, Monica Theresa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this research is to investigate whether there are differences in student engagement of Allied Health students that attend five participating Maryland community colleges. Student engagement is measured by five benchmark scores on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE). The research question was, Are there…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education, Learner Engagement, Community Colleges
Zachry Rutschow, Elizabeth; Diamond, John – MDRC, 2015
National studies reveal that 50 percent to 70 percent of community college students are required to take developmental, or remedial, math courses upon enrollment, and only 20 percent of developmental math students ever successfully complete a college-level math course. Taking up the challenge is the "New Mathways Project" (NMP),…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
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Bluestone, Cheryl – College Teaching, 2007
The research methods unit of survey psychology classes introduces important concepts of scientific reasoning and fluency, making it an ideal course in which to deliver enhanced curricula. To increase interest and engagement, the author developed an expanded research methods and statistics module to give students the opportunity to explore…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Active Learning, Statistics, Self Efficacy