Effect of constructed web-supported instruction on achievement related to educational statistics

2010-10-31
Emmungil, Levent
Geban, Ömer
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of web supported statistics education environment for graduate level students. The intention of the study was to construct a web support system for traditionally offered Educational Statistics course in order to decrease both instructor and students efforts to communicate, present, reach and use the resources. The subjects of the study were 21 graduate students of Educational Statistics course offered. None of the subjects was offered an on-line course before. The study used both quantitative and qualitative measurements to analyze the effectiveness of the site and perceptions of the users. The results of the study indicated that there was an improvement in students' achievement related to educational statistics through web supported instruction. Besides, the perceptions of the students were collected with interview questions about the functions and usability of the system. The highly positive perceptions of the students showed that, it is necessary for the students to have such a course support system.

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Citation Formats
L. Emmungil and Ö. Geban, “Effect of constructed web-supported instruction on achievement related to educational statistics,” 2010, vol. 9, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48348.