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AN EVALUATION OF TWO MODELS OF UNDERGRADUATE STATISTICS
Author(s) -
Brightman Harvey J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1977.tb01083.x
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , computer science , scale (ratio) , mathematical statistics , statistics , management science , operations research , mathematics education , psychology , mathematics , economics , geography , geometry , cartography
The paper reports on a large scale evaluation of two alternative models of undergraduate statistics courses. The traditional course orientation was compared with a problem‐solving orientation in which the emphasis was on real world problem‐solving, during the winter and spring quarters of 1973–74. The evaluation battery included behavioral and problem‐solving skill measures. The findings indicate that improvements in statistics programs can be made.