Practicing statistics by creating exercises for fellow students. (10th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bebermeier, Sarah; Reiss, Katharina
• Is Part Of: Teaching statistics. Volume 38:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2015-11-10
• Subjects: Exercises creation -- Workshop -- Active learning; Statistics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Periodicals; 373
• DOI: 10.1111/test.12089
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0141-982X

Abstract

Summary: This article outlines the execution of a workshop in which students were encouraged to actively review the course contents on descriptive statistics by creating exercises for their fellow students. In a first‐year statistics course in psychology, 39 out of 155 students participated in the workshop. In a subsequent evaluation, the workshop was assessed as useful and appropriate to encourage students to practice statistics and to become prepared for the exam.