Sentences with phrase «statistics class in college»

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Across two different cohorts of students in a college statistics class, the researchers randomly assigned half the student participants to receive the intervention prompt; the other half received no prompt, serving as the comparison group.

In a new study, students in an introductory college statistics class who took a short online survey before each exam asking them to think about how they would prepare for it earned higher grades in the course than their peers — a third of a letter grade higher, on averagIn a new study, students in an introductory college statistics class who took a short online survey before each exam asking them to think about how they would prepare for it earned higher grades in the course than their peers — a third of a letter grade higher, on averagin an introductory college statistics class who took a short online survey before each exam asking them to think about how they would prepare for it earned higher grades in the course than their peers — a third of a letter grade higher, on averagin the course than their peers — a third of a letter grade higher, on average.

In the fall of 2013, the researchers randomly assigned 907 freshman students assessed as needing math remediation into one of three groups: traditional remedial elementary algebra; the same algebra course with an additional two - hour weekly workshop; or a college - level statistics class with an additional two - hour weekly workshop.

Students enrolled in the statistics class with workshops were graded by their instructors using the common syllabus for their college.

Some entering students who ordinarily would have been assigned to a remedial elementary - algebra class were placed instead in a college - level statistics course and provided with extra academic support.

Students who were placed directly in college - level statistics did far better than their counterparts in remedial classes, regardless of their score on the placement test.

Only students enrolled in the college - level statistics class would earn college credit if they passed.

Students assessed as needing remediation who were placed directly into the college - level statistics class passed at a lower rate than nonremedial students the year before: 56 percent of study participants passed, compared to 69 percent of nonremedial students in fall 2012.

We find that the students placed directly in college - level statistics did far better than their counterparts in remedial classes, even when students in remedial classes were also given extra support.

Students reported higher levels of engagement with the college - level statistics class, establishing more self - initiated study groups than students in the remedial algebra classes.

In college, encountering a challenging statistics class, he was ready to drop his psychology major, but a professor told him that what he needed to do instead was to look at the subject from an angle more suited to his personal way of thinking.

When I was still teaching in college, I used to present my class with some incorrect information, such as statistics showing that far more women than men contracted HIV.

According to a report by the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 5.5 million students in the U.S. are taking some type of online course, with 2.6 million students taking online classes exclusively.1 But while online learning can be an affordable alternative, not all online colleges are created equal.