The Introductory Statistics Course: Mixed Student Groups Preferred to Streamed.

Cumming, Geoff

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Publication Date: 1983-Feb

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The Introductory Statistics Course: Mixed Student Groups Preferred to Streamed.

Cumming, Geoff

Teaching of Psychology, v10 n1 p34-37 Feb 1983

A study comparing the performances and preferences of college statistics students in streamed and mixed-ability groups revealed that both types of class organization are workable, but students prefer varied abilities in small work groups. (AM)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Program Effectiveness, Statistics, Student Reaction, Track System (Education)

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