The contribution of computer-based activities to understanding statistics

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 116-126

  Morris, Erica J ^a   Joiner, R ^b   Scanlon, E ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control group; Multiple representation; Psychology; Statistics; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244498636     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2002.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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