From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics
In this study we used an assessment tool evaluated in a previous study to identify students who were at-risk of not being successful in our introductory statistics course. We then required these students to attend peer tutoring, early in the semester, as an intervention. While we saw a significant i...
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| description | In this study we used an assessment tool evaluated in a previous study to identify students who were at-risk of not being successful in our introductory statistics course. We then required these students to attend peer tutoring, early in the semester, as an intervention. While we saw a significant increase in student success for all students in this study compared with the previous study, the at-risk students who completed the required tutoring had a significantly higher increase in success than their peers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2008afc2059e436bbb54afb0bb0d499f2022-12-21T21:51:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Statistics Education1069-18982018-05-0126212513410.1080/10691898.2018.14837851483785From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory StatisticsM. Leigh Lunsford0Phillip L. Poplin1JoEllen G. Pederson2Longwood UniversityLongwood UniversityAnthropology and Criminal Justice Studies, Longwood UniversityIn this study we used an assessment tool evaluated in a previous study to identify students who were at-risk of not being successful in our introductory statistics course. We then required these students to attend peer tutoring, early in the semester, as an intervention. While we saw a significant increase in student success for all students in this study compared with the previous study, the at-risk students who completed the required tutoring had a significantly higher increase in success than their peers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2018.1483785AssessmentBasic mathematical skillsInterventionIntroductory statisticsPeer tutoring |
| spellingShingle | M. Leigh Lunsford Phillip L. Poplin JoEllen G. Pederson From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics Journal of Statistics Education Assessment Basic mathematical skills Intervention Introductory statistics Peer tutoring |
| title | From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics |
| title_full | From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics |
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| title_full_unstemmed | From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics |
| title_short | From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics |
| title_sort | from research to practice using assessment and early intervention to improve student success in introductory statistics |
| topic | Assessment Basic mathematical skills Intervention Introductory statistics Peer tutoring |
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