Abstract #300827

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300827
Activity Number: 407
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #300827
Title: Learning Introductory Statistics: An Experiment Comparing Online and In-Class Instruction
Author(s): Jessica M. Utts*+
Companies: University of California
Address: Division of Statistics, Davis, CA, 95616-5270,
Keywords: statistics education ; internet ; web ; distance learning ; web-based instruction ; CyberStats
Abstract:

With increasing college enrollments and availability of technology, many campuses are investigating the use of online instruction. In fall 2001, as part of a larger study at the University of California, Davis, we conducted an experiment to compare a "hybrid" offering with a traditional offering of our large introductory statistics course. For the hybrid offering, the class met once a week for evaluation and an overview, but the students were required to learn the material using web-based material (CyberStats) and a textbook. We examined differences in student performance, student satisfaction and investment of both student and instructor time for the hybrid and traditional classes. The hybrid course was taught again in fall 2002, modified based on the study results. This talk will discuss the results of the study, and make recommendations in the context of Garfield's (1995) principles of learning statistics.

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