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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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Using Real-Life Data When Teaching Statistics: Student Perceptions of this Strategy in an Introductory Statistics Course
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Neumann, David L.; Hood, Michelle; Neumann, Michelle M. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2013
Many teachers of statistics recommend using real-life data during class lessons. However, there has been little systematic study of what effect this teaching method has on student engagement and learning. The present study examined this question in a first-year university statistics course. Students (n = 38) were interviewed and their reflections…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Using the Expectancy Value Model of Motivation to Understand the Relationship between Student Attitudes and Achievement in Statistics
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Hood, Michelle; Creed, Peter A.; Neumann, David L. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2012
We tested a model of the relationship between attitudes toward statistics and achievement based on Eccles' Expectancy Value Model (1983). Participants (n = 149; 83% female) were second-year Australian university students in a psychology statistics course (mean age = 23.36 years, SD = 7.94 years). We obtained demographic details, past performance,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Student Attitudes, Statistics