Using students' writings to assess their cognitive and affective development in an elementary economic statistics course


Book: 
In I Pereira-Mendoza at.al. (Eds)
Authors: 
Truran, J.
Category: 
Volume: 
2
Pages: 
701-707
Year: 
1998
Publisher: 
Proceedings of the 5'th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, Singapore.
Abstract: 

Comments on statistical articles in the popular press by first-year economics students studying statistics in Australia and South=East Asia are analyzed. Three common weakness are described - lack of appreciation of journalistic style, disregarding statistical variation, and incorrect percentage statements. Differences between the groups are described and implications for teaching such courses are discussed.

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