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Direct linkNeumann, David L.; Hood, Michelle; Neumann, Michelle M. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2013
Many teachers of statistics recommend using real-life data during class lessons. However, there has been little systematic study of what effect this teaching method has on student engagement and learning. The present study examined this question in a first-year university statistics course. Students (n = 38) were interviewed and their reflections…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics
Hood, Michelle; Creed, Peter A.; Neumann, David L. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2012
We tested a model of the relationship between attitudes toward statistics and achievement based on Eccles' Expectancy Value Model (1983). Participants (n = 149; 83% female) were second-year Australian university students in a psychology statistics course (mean age = 23.36 years, SD = 7.94 years). We obtained demographic details, past performance,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Student Attitudes, Statistics
Neumann, David L.; Hood, Michelle; Neumann, Michelle M. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2009
Humor has been promoted as a teaching tool that enhances student engagement and learning. The present report traces the pathway from research to practice by reflecting upon various ways to incorporate humor into the face-to-face teaching of statistics. The use of humor in an introductory university statistics course was evaluated via interviews…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Negative Attitudes, Humor, Statistics
