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Publication Date: 2022
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Statistical Skills Gaps of Professors of Education at U.S. Universities and HBCUs
Everson, Kimberlee C.
Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, v30 n1 p45-53 2022
This study aims to identify some perceived gaps in a selection of statistical skills and software abilities of professors of education in United States colleges and universities. In addition to a general U. S. sample, a sample of education professors in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) was examined in order to understand their unique needs. Results showed that many professors from both samples felt they were weak in their abilities with more advanced statistical methods such as structural equation modeling and propensity score matching. Professors of education at HBCUs, however, had significant perceived skill-need methodology gaps in most of the methodologies evaluated. The general U.S. sample indicated a skill-need gap with statistical software packages such as R, and the HBCU sample indicated a skill-need gap with all five software packages evaluated (Excel, SPSS, SAS, Stata, and R). Affordable training workshops addressing the greatest areas of perceived need should be helpful in reducing this skill-need gap.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Competencies, Statistics, Computer Literacy, African American Teachers, Black Colleges, Knowledge Level, Structural Equation Models, Computer Software, Training, Teacher Workshops, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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