Using Exams for Teaching Concepts in Probability and Statistics. Teacher's Corner.

Gelman, Andrew

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ERIC Number: EJ550121

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Using Exams for Teaching Concepts in Probability and Statistics. Teacher's Corner.

Gelman, Andrew

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v22 n2 p237-43 Sum 1997

Several classroom demonstrations are described that have sparked student involvement in undergraduate courses in probability and statistics. These demonstrations involve experimentation using exams and statistical analysis and adjustment of exam scores. (Author/SLD)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Probability, Scores, Scoring, Statistics, Teaching Methods, Test Use

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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