A case study report on integrating statistics, problem-based learning, and computerized data analysis

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 244-251

  Hewett, Thomas T ^a   Porpora, Douglas V ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

EID: 0033128002     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03207716     Document Type: Article

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