Developing University Students’ Statistical Reasoning via a Research-informed Course
| Autor: | Binh Tri Huynh, Dung Tran, An Tan Thi Nguyen, Nga Thi Pham |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Vietnam Journal of Education, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2588-1477 2815-5572 |
| Popis: | Statistical reasoning (SR) is an essential skill for students in studying statistics. This study aims to develop SR for university students through an appropriately designed course in statistics. Employing a quasi-experimental design, this study evaluated students' SR changes as they participated in a research-informed statistics course, designed to integrate statistical reasoning. The results showed that the course helps students improve their SR, with their scores increased by 23% from the pre-test to the post-test. Specifically, the SR scores on measures of central tendency of the experimental class increased by 8%; while the SR scores on the measures of variability of the experimental class increased by 34%. Suggestions about curriculum and teaching are included, such as offering opportunities for statistical investigations with real data; going deeper into building and understanding formulas; and training lecturers to teach statistics using approaches that are different from traditional teaching methods, as well as evaluating students' statistical learning with reliable tools. |
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