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Identifying Impediments to Learning Probability and Statistics from an Assessment of Instructional Software.
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Cohen, Steve; And Others – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1996
A detailed multisite evaluation of instructional software, the ConStatS package, designed to help students conceptualize introductory probability and statistics, yielded patterns of error on several assessment items. Results from 739 college students demonstrated 10 misconceptions that may be among the most difficult concepts to teach. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Assessment
The Five Families of Cognitive Learning: A Context in Which To Conduct Cognitive Demands Analyses of Innovative Technologies.
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Klein, Davina C. D.; O'Neil, Harold F., Jr.; Dennis, Robert A.; Baker, Eva L. – 1997
A cognitive demands analysis of a learning technology, a term that includes the hardware and the computer software products that form learning environments, attempts to describe the types of cognitive learning expected of the individual by the technology. This paper explores the context of cognitive learning, suggesting five families of cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comprehension, Computer Software Evaluation