ERIC Number: EJ975455
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 7
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A Computer-Assisted Instruction in Teaching Abstract Statistics to Public Affairs Undergraduates
Ozturk, Ali Osman
Journal of Political Science Education, v8 n3 p251-257 2012
This article attempts to demonstrate the applicability of a computer-assisted instruction supported with simulated data in teaching abstract statistical concepts to political science and public affairs students in an introductory research methods course. The software is called the Elaboration Model Computer Exercise (EMCE) in that it takes a great deal of its form from the model based on the pioneering work of Paul F. Lazarsfeld. This article presents EMCE and discusses the impetus of creating this tool for an audience who has a weak foundation of statistics. (Contains 2 notes and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Political Science, Research Methodology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation, Statistics, Public Affairs Education, Computer Software, Undergraduate Students
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Language: English
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