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118 – SPEED: Teaching Statistics: Strategies and Applications
A Hands-on Inferential Statistics Experiment: Do Students Perceive Value?
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Keywords: Students' perceptions, In-class experiments, Perception survey
Sudipta Roy
University of St. Francis
Published research in statistics education contain many examples of hands-on experiments that instructors use in their statistics classes. Clearly, instructors believe these experiments enhance student learning. But, do students perceive value? In this paper, students' perception of a hands-on inferential statistics experiment is assessed using a perception survey that addresses different dimensions of learning and engagement. The results indicate that students do find value in this in-class experiment. The study adds to the rich literature on statistical experiments in the classroom by providing a students' perspective on their use.