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Activity Number:
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465
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #309540 |
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Title:
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To Service Learn (SL) or Not To Service Learn?
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Author(s):
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Amy Phelps*+
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Companies:
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Duquesne University
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Address:
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Rockwell Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282,
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Keywords:
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comparative study ; service learning ; statistics projects ; authentic assessment
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Abstract:
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This study gave students the choice of participating in a SL project or doing a traditional project assignment. Both options were designed to support the GAISE guidelines. Did the SL activity enhance the learning experience? When the projects were completed, students answered a survey designed to reflect on the experience. Both groups responded equally 'agree or strongly agree' to the Likert scale questions: 96.15% reinforced learning objectives, 98.08% applied to real world, 84.62% positive experience. Responses to the open ended questions: more students in the SL group (p = 0.019) wrote about the benefits of dealing with real world data, more SL students felt their work benefited others (65% felt their statistical expertise was valuable) and more (p=0.005) SL students felt that the experience will help them in future classes.
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