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Kemp, B. – International Journal of Mathematical Education, 1977
Some reasons are given for the non-specialist student emerging from a statistics course having acquired a few techniques but no real statistical understanding. A cyclical problem-centered teaching approach is suggested, beginning with problems related to the students' own disciplines. (MN)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Discovery Learning, Higher Education, Instruction
