Implementing A Computerized Tutor In A Statistical Reasoning Course: Getting The Big Picture


Book: 
Proceedings of the sixth international conference on teaching statistics, Developing a statistically literate society
Authors: 
Meyer, O. & Lovett, M.
Editors: 
Phillips, B.
Category: 
Pages: 
Online
Year: 
2002
Publisher: 
International Statistical Institute
URL: 
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/1/10_16_me.pdf
Abstract: 

Many schools, like Carnegie Mellon University, are now teaching introductory statistical reasoning courses in a way that emphasizes conceptual understanding of the basic ideas of data analysis. There are several challenges in teaching such a course; foremost among them is the difficulty of conveying a sense of the "Big Picture." This paper describes a computerized learning tool that we have developed to help overcome this obstacle. This tool is a cognitive tutor in which students solve data-analysis problems and receive individually tailored feedback. We discuss our cognitive tutor's use in the course and its measured effectiveness in a controlled experiment.

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