Fostering students' statistical and scientific thinking: Lessons learned from an innovative college course

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 747-773

  Derry, Sharon J ^a   Levin, Joel R ^a,b   Osana, Helen P ^a   Jones, Melanie S ^a   Peterson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0034556604     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312037003747     Document Type: Article

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