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Gamifying Undergraduate Statistics: A HERDSA Seed Grant Project.

Authors :
Walker, Lyndon
Loch, Birgit
Source :
HERDSA News; Apr2014, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p7-9, 3p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The article discusses the increasing popularity of gamification in education. It explores the Seed Grant project of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc. (HERDSA) which aims for the production of a game for the enhancement of engagement with first year statistics students. It highlights the descriptive statistics covered in the programmed game called the Stats Cats including means, median, and quartiles.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01571826
Volume :
36
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
HERDSA News
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
96902795