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Abstract #303680

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Activity Number: 394
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #303680
Title: What We've Learned from Computer-based Learning at Brigham Young University
Author(s): Patti Collings*+ and Howard Christensen*+ and Paul Fields*+ and Dennis Eggett*+
Companies: Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University and Brigham Young University
Address: Department of Statistics, Provo, UT, 84602, United States Department of Statistics, Provo, UT, 84602, United States Department of Statistics, Provo, UT, 84602, United States Department of Statistics, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
Keywords: Introductory Statistics Education ; Computer-Based Learning ; On-line Assessment ; Demographics of Students
Abstract:

At Brigham Young University, we have been conducting an ongoing study to improve teaching in our introductory statistics course. We spent several years examining the effect of multimedia in the classroom. As an outcome of this study, we developed lessons and applets using Flash Macromedia. Included in the lessons are animations intended to clarify difficult concepts such as standard deviation. We have now moved these lessons into a computer-based learning environment. In this panel, we will present examples of the materials of our computer-based course and what we have learned. Howard B. Christensen will outline the history of our study. Dennis L. Eggett will demonstrate the materials. Patti B. Collings will discuss how we currently are using the materials in a self-study mode, and Paul J. Fields will report on several interesting insights obtained from analysis of the data.

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