The Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Teaching Introductory Statistics
@article{Basturk2005TheEO, title={The Effectiveness of Computer-Assisted Instruction in Teaching Introductory Statistics}, author={Ramazan Basturk}, journal={J. Educ. Technol. Soc.}, year={2005}, volume={8}, pages={170-178} }
The focus of this study is to demonstrate and discuss the educational advantages of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI). A quasi-experimental design compared learning outcomes of participants in an introductory statistics course that integrated CAI to participants in a Lecture-only introductory statistics course. Reviews of participants’ identical midterm and final exams scores demonstrated that participants in Lecture-plus-CAI section obtained higher averages on midterm and final exams than…
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