From Research to Practice: Using Assessment and Early Intervention to Improve Student Success in Introductory Statistics. Issue 2 (4th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lunsford, M. Leigh; Poplin, Phillip L.; Pederson, JoEllen G.
• Is Part Of: Journal of statistics education. Volume 26:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 134
• Publication Date: 2018-05-04
• Subjects: Assessment -- Basic mathematical skills -- Intervention -- Introductory statistics -- Peer tutoring; Statistics -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Statistics -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 519.5071
• DOI: 10.1080/10691898.2018.1483785
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1069-1898

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.