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Abstract #303494

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Activity Number: 147
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 8, 2005 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #303494
Title: The Statistics Concept Inventory: A Tool for Measuring Learning in Introductory Statistics
Author(s): Kirk Allen*+ and Andrea Stone and Maria Cohenour and Teri Reed Rhoads and Teri J. Murphy and Robert Terry
Companies: University of Oklahoma and University of Oklahoma and University of Oklahoma and University of Oklahoma and University of Oklahoma and University of Oklahoma
Address: 865 Asp Ave FH 112, Norman, OK, 73019, United States
Keywords: Concept Inventories ; Statistics Education ; Introductory ; Engineering
Abstract:

The Statistics Concept Inventory (SCI) is a multiple-choice instrument designed to assess common student misconceptions about introductory statistics concepts. The project began in Fall 2002 with the pilot version. This study showed scores on the SCI are positively correlated with mathematics experience and scores on a statistics attitudinal survey. After each semester, common psychometric techniques are used to identify items that need improvement. The more advanced analysis techniques of item response theory are utilized to enhance the decisionmaking process when sample sizes are large. Focus groups also are conducted when a suitable group of students is available. A study of the reliability and validity of the instrument found the SCI is reliable as measured by coefficient alpha for most groups. The validity has been established for statistics courses taught in engineering departments, which were the initial target group of the project. Data collection will be aided by a new system that allows the SCI to be taken online. The first round of online administration revealed no major problems, and feedback will be used to further improve the system.

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