Understanding of association and regression by first year economics students from two different countries as revealed in responses to the same examination questions

This paper addressed the broad issue of relating research findings with pedagogical practices by analysing the responses to questions set in an undergraduate statistics examination using Eisner's connoisseurship and crticism approach, supported by general pedagagical and psychological principles. Comparisons are made between responses to the same course given in two different countries to assess similarities, differences, and weaknesses in order to indicate possible ways in which future courses might be modified to improve student learning.