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Activity Number:
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210
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 7, 2006 : 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 - #306723 |
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Title:
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Program Assessment in Statistics at the Master's Level
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Author(s):
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Julia Norton*+ and Lynn Eudey
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Companies:
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California State University, East Bay and California State University, East Bay
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Address:
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28022 El Portal Drive, Hayward, CA, 94542-2512,
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Keywords:
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departments of statistics ; statistics masters degree ; statistics curriculum ; statistics programs
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Abstract:
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At California State University East Bay (formerly Hayward), assessment is mandated by the Chancellor's Office and the State legislature. To maintain as much control over our programs as possible, we have included a first year assessment covering beginning statistical ideas from our general education course assessment, modeling questions from our undergraduate program assessment, and information from the theoretical (closed-book) and applied (open-book, computer assisted) two-day culminating examination for our MS degree program. This approach allows us to compare level appropriate materials and programs. One discovery caused us to rethink portions of our degree and proposed changes to our master's curriculum. The analysis includes repeated measures studies and longitudinal information about our degree program.
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