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Brooks, Charles I. – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
Presents data showing that women in an introductory statistics class make higher grades than men. Compares this finding with previously reported results and provides anecdotal observations concerning this experience. (JDH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Females, Higher Education
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Buck, Jane L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1987
This article explores reasons for differences between Brooks' findings and the author's. Additional analysis of the data revealed no significant gender difference. Concludes there is a need for better controlled studies. (JDH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Females, Higher Education
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Magnello, M. Eileen; Spies, Carl J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Graduate psychology students were presented with statistical concepts and asked to rate their similarity-dissimilarity. Multidimensional scaling was used to judge how students organized the concepts. Results showed that the students were able to organize the materials into a meaningful structure only after the concepts were presented in an…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Research, Graduate Study
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Ward, Eric F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Students perform better under the multiple final method (MFM) of teaching statistics. MFM covers all course material in five weeks. Students who do well on the final are excused from further course work, but are required to tutor their peers. Other students have the opportunity to repeat the course several times. (RM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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Cumming, Geoff – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
A study comparing the performances and preferences of college statistics students in streamed and mixed-ability groups revealed that both types of class organization are workable, but students prefer varied abilities in small work groups. (AM)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Comparative Analysis
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Finn, John Patrick – Teaching of Psychology, 1983
This study compares the performances of college elementary statistics students in a traditional personalized system of instruction (PSI) course to those participating in a modified PSI, which included the use of a student "buddy system" to increase motivation. No significant differences were found in the performance of the two groups.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Bartz, Albert E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
Reports a survey of psychology offerings in 147 four- year colleges and universities in the United States. Results indicate that 72 percent of the psychology departments require at least one statistics course for the psychology major. Of that total, 77 percent of the departments offered their own course. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Educational Research, Higher Education, Psychology
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Rajecki, D. W. – Teaching of Psychology, 2002
Focuses on an undergraduate student project which asked students to write a paper based on their examination of age preferences indicated by writers of personal advertisements appearing in newspapers. Reports on the student responses to this project using a questionnaire. Examines the student scores on the final examination for the course. (CMK)
Descriptors: Advertising, Educational Research, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
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Warner, C. Bruce; Meehan, Anita M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Focuses on the use of Microsoft Excel in introductory statistics courses. Discusses the benefits of using a spreadsheet application for teaching statistics and why Excel is a good choice. Examines student reactions to Excel in introductory statistics courses using a survey method. (CMK)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
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Ware, Mark E.; Chastain, Jeffrey D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1989
Assesses students' skills and attitudes toward teaching statistics with and without computer-assisted statistical analysis. Classifies students according to gender, grade point average, and mathematics competency. Analyses showed computer-assisted group had significantly more favorable attitudes toward statistics. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research
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Ware, Mark E.; Chastain, Jeffrey D. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Reports results of a study assessing the effectiveness of teaching statistics with an emphasis on selection skills. Discusses how general academic ability and gender affected students' learning when the instructor emphasized selection skills. Concludes that teachers must emphasize selection skills through handouts, lectures, and examinations to…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Educational Research, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
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Wang, Alvin Y.; Newlin, Michael H.; Tucker, Travis L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Presents a study that applied a discourse analysis (DA) to the electronic discussion of a 16-week Internet-based section of a class in statistical methods in psychology. Reveals that several DA categories were related to the final course grade. Discusses the implications of the results. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research
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Hurlburt, Russell T. – Teaching of Psychology, 2001
Explains that a lectlet is a short Web streamed-audio lecture synchronized to an interactive text-graphics display. Compares lectlet-based distance education to traditional education by simultaneously teaching two courses (one lectlet-based, one traditional) of introductory statistics. Reveals that the lectlets were better than the traditional…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Distance Education, Educational Research