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USING STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE TECHNOLOGY TO TEACH STATISTICAL INFERENCE IN A GROUP SETTING
Author(s) -
Critchfield Thomas S.,
Fienup Daniel M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2010.43-763
Subject(s) - psychology , naturalistic observation , mathematics education , equivalence (formal languages) , inference , statistical inference , statistical analysis , stimulus (psychology) , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , statistics , social psychology , computer science , mathematics , discrete mathematics
Computerized lessons employing stimulus equivalence technology, used previously under laboratory conditions to teach inferential statistics concepts to college students, were employed in a group setting for the first time. Students showed the same directly taught and emergent learning gains as in laboratory studies. A brief paper‐and‐pencil examination, suitable for classroom use, captured effects demonstrated previously through laboratory tests. The results support the extension of the lessons to more naturalistic settings.