Identifying Impediments to Learning Probability and Statistics from an Assessment of Instructional Software.

Cohen, Steve; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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Identifying Impediments to Learning Probability and Statistics from an Assessment of Instructional Software.

Cohen, Steve; And Others

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v21 n1 p35-54 Spr 1996

A detailed multisite evaluation of instructional software, the ConStatS package, designed to help students conceptualize introductory probability and statistics, yielded patterns of error on several assessment items. Results from 739 college students demonstrated 10 misconceptions that may be among the most difficult concepts to teach. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Higher Education, Identification, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning, Probability, Statistics, Test Items

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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