From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics

In this study we used an assessment tool evaluated in a previous study to identify students who were at-risk of not being successful in our introductory statistics course. We then required these students to attend peer tutoring, early in the semester, as an intervention. While we saw a significant i...

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Main Authors:	M. Leigh Lunsford, Phillip L. Poplin, JoEllen G. Pederson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2018-05-01
Series:	Journal of Statistics Education
Subjects:	Assessment Basic mathematical skills Intervention Introductory statistics Peer tutoring
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2018.1483785

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spelling	doaj-2008afc2059e436bbb54afb0bb0d499f2020-11-24T23:02:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Statistics Education1069-18982018-05-0126212513410.1080/10691898.2018.14837851483785From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory StatisticsM. Leigh Lunsford0Phillip L. Poplin1JoEllen G. Pederson2Longwood UniversityLongwood UniversityAnthropology and Criminal Justice Studies, Longwood UniversityIn this study we used an assessment tool evaluated in a previous study to identify students who were at-risk of not being successful in our introductory statistics course. We then required these students to attend peer tutoring, early in the semester, as an intervention. While we saw a significant increase in student success for all students in this study compared with the previous study, the at-risk students who completed the required tutoring had a significantly higher increase in success than their peers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2018.1483785AssessmentBasic mathematical skillsInterventionIntroductory statisticsPeer tutoring
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title	From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics
title_short	From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics
title_full	From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics
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publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
series	Journal of Statistics Education
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publishDate	2018-05-01
description	In this study we used an assessment tool evaluated in a previous study to identify students who were at-risk of not being successful in our introductory statistics course. We then required these students to attend peer tutoring, early in the semester, as an intervention. While we saw a significant increase in student success for all students in this study compared with the previous study, the at-risk students who completed the required tutoring had a significantly higher increase in success than their peers.
topic	Assessment Basic mathematical skills Intervention Introductory statistics Peer tutoring
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2018.1483785
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From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics

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