title: Difference to Inference: teaching logical and statistical reasoning through on-line interactivity.
abstract: Difference to Inference is an on-line JAVA program that simulates theory testing and falsification through research design and data collection in a game format. The program, based on cognitive and epistemological principles, is designed to support learning of the thinking skills underlying deductive and inductive logic and statistical reasoning. Difference to Inference has database connectivity so that game scores can be counted as part of course grades.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah, Department of Psychology, 380 S. 1520 E., Room 502, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251, USA. malloy@psych.utah.edu
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Malloy
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005716:Game Theory; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching