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ERIC Number: EJ1014326
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0098-6283
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The Flipped Class: A Method to Address the Challenges of an Undergraduate Statistics Course
Wilson, Stephanie Gray
Teaching of Psychology, v40 n3 p193-199 Jul 2013
Undergraduate statistics courses are perceived as challenging by both students and instructors. Students' attitudes, motivation, math anxiety, and preparedness can negatively impact the student and instructor experience and have the potential to negatively impact student learning. This article describes an attempt to address some of these challenges through structural and procedural changes to an undergraduate statistics course that is required for social science majors. The traditional lecture/homework structure of the course was "flipped" so that the majority of basic knowledge acquisition moved out of the classroom, making room for interactive activities during class time. The described changes had a positive impact on students' attitudes toward the class and instructor as well as on students' performance in the class. (Contains 1 note and 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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