A hypertext-based tutorial with links to the Web for teaching statistics and research methods.
An online tutorial for research design and statistics is described. This tutorial provides a way for students to learn how scales of measure, research design, statistics, and graphing data are related. The tutorial also helps students determine what statistical analysis is appropriate for a given design and how the results of the analysis should be plotted in order to effectively communicate the results of a study. Initial research suggests that students using the tutorial are more accurate in their decisions about the design and statistics associated with a study. Students are also more confident in the decisions and find them easier to make when using the tutorial. Furthermore, practice with the tutorial appears to improve problem-solving ability in subsequent design and statistics scenarios. Implications for teaching statistics and research design are discussed.
Koch
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Department of Psychology, George Fox University, Newberg, OR 97132-2697, USA. ckoch@georgefox.edu
Gobell
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D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D019146:Hypermedia; D020407:Internet; D012107:Research Design; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000193:education*