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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Jordan, Joy – Journal of Statistics Education, 2007
A collaborative, statistics education research project (Lovett, 2001) is discussed. Some results of the project were applied in the computer lab sessions of my elementary statistics course. I detail the process of applying these research results, as well as the use of knowledge surveys. Furthermore, I give general suggestions to teachers who want…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Jordan, Joy; Haines, Beth – Journal of Statistics Education, 2006
Discussions of quantitative literacy have become increasingly important, and statistics educators are well aware of the link between statistics education and quantitative literacy. Both the statistics education and quantitative literacy movements have emphasized the importance of students practicing skills in multiple contexts--a goal also…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Statistics, Teaching Methods, Higher Education
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Jordan, Joy – Journal of Statistics Education, 2004
While written comments are a popular and potentially effective method of student exam feedback, these comments are often overshadowed by students' focus on their grades. In this paper I discuss the additional use of orally recorded exam feedback in introductory statistics classes of 40 or fewer students. While grading and writing comments on a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Statistics, Cognitive Style, Mathematics Tests