Creating a Critical Thinking Learning Environment: Teaching Statistics to Social Science Undergraduates

Describes a step-by-step process utilized in an undergraduate statistics course for social science teachers. The approach emphasized basic concepts, story problems, and cooperative learning. Evaluation was provided by examinations and research papers using statistical analysis. Student improvement t...

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Published in:PS, political science & politics political science & politics, 1996-09, Vol.29 (3), p.517-521
Main Author: McBride, Allan B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
College students
Cooperative Learning
Critical Thinking
Data Analysis
Datasets
Education
Educational Environment
Instructional Effectiveness
Instructional Improvement
Instructional Innovation
Political Science
Posttests
Pretests
Problem solving
Reading comprehension
Reading Materials
Research Methodology
Social Sciences
Standardized Tests
Statistical Analysis
Statistical data
Statistics
Student Research
Study and teaching
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
The Teacher
Thinking Skills
Undergraduate Study
Whimby (Arthur)
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Summary:Describes a step-by-step process utilized in an undergraduate statistics course for social science teachers. The approach emphasized basic concepts, story problems, and cooperative learning. Evaluation was provided by examinations and research papers using statistical analysis. Student improvement throughout the course was consistent and significant. (MJP)
ISSN:1049-0965
1537-5935
DOI:10.1017/S1049096500045194