Students’ Preferred Learning Tools and Modalities Keisha Brown klanier1@gsu.edu www.sites.pc.gsu.edu/klanier www.learningcatalytics.com/demo Class session ID :

We have a diverse group of students. Ethnicity Race Age Marital Status Culture Experiences Intelligence Language Learning Styles Determination Disabilities Resources

What do you think is a REASONABLE pass rate in Statistics? Please respond in Learning Catalytics? www.learningcatalytics.com/demo Class session ID :

For Fall 2016, the average pass rate (ABC) for Statistics was: 57.4% Perimeter Campuses Online and On-ground 51 sections

What was my SoTL project? Students’ Preferred Learning Modalities and Tools in Elementary Statistics Fall 2015( 1 class) and Spring 2016 (4 classes) n = 134 4 point Likert-scale Fisher’s Exact Test for Independence

What do you think were the top four responses? Please rate how effective the following tools or activities were in helping you to learn and understand Elementary Statistics. 1 – Never Used 2 – Attempted to Use, but not helpful 3 – Helpful 4 – Extremely Helpful Lecture Completed Lecture Notes Videos in MyStatLab Tutorial Hours Tutorial Review Sessions Learning and Tutoring Center Computerized Homework Current Event Connections (Ebola, The Claw, Obesity Rates among Low-Income Preschoolers) Statistical Analysis Tools (i.e. Graphing Calculators, Excel, Statcrunch) Learning Catalytics (Software within MyStatLab used to answer questions during class) Old Practice Tests Real World Problems from Textbook Reading the Textbook Group Projects

The four best tool/resources that helped them to learn Statistics were: The Top 3 Tools Mean Median Completed Lecture Notes 3.7 4.0 Statistical Analysis Tools 3.6 Computerized Homework Lecture 3.5

What do you think were the bottom four responses? Please rate how effective the following tools or activities were in helping you to learn and understand Elementary Statistics. 1 – Never Used 2 – Attempted to Use, but not helpful 3 – Helpful 4 – Extremely Helpful Lecture Completed Lecture Notes Videos in MyStatLab Tutorial Hours Tutorial Review Sessions Learning and Tutoring Center Computerized Homework Current Event Connections (Ebola, The Claw, Obesity Rates among Low-Income Preschoolers) Statistical Analysis Tools (i.e. Graphing Calculators, Excel, Statcrunch) Learning Catalytics (Software within MyStatLab used to answer questions during class) Old Practice Tests Real World Problems from Textbook Reading the Textbook Group Projects

The four tools/methods they considered the least helpful were… The Bottom Four Mean Median **Learning and Tutoring Center 2.5 3 Reading the Textbook 2 **Tutorial Hours 2.6 **Test Review Sessions

There were significant differences in… Age ranges and level of helpfulness of reading the textbook p = 0.003 Benefits of reading the textbook versus Age   18-24 25-31 32-38 39+ 1 - Never used 0.24 0.25 0.13 0.00 2 – Attempted but not helpful 0.28 0.38 0.20 3 - Helpful 0.26 0.63 4 – Extremely helpful 0.22 0.60

There were significant differences in… Program of study and the helpfulness of tutorial review sessions p = 0.047 Previous math course taken and helpfulness of tutorial review sessions p = 0.044 Tutorial Review Sessions versus Program of Study   Business Health Professions STEM Fields Non-STEM Undecided 1 0.36 0.35 0.50 2 0.12 0.08 0.00 0.06 0.11 3 0.26 0.18 0.25 0.22 4 0.46 0.19 0.67 Tutorial Review Sessions versus Previous Mathematics Course Taken Math 1001 Math 1111 Other 1 0.26 0.44 0.23 2 0.07 0.05 0.14 3 0.21 0.17 4 0.59 0.30 0.46 1 – Never used 2 – Attempted but not helpful 3 – Helpful 4 – Extremely Helpful

In hindsight, what should you have taken more advantage of? Percentage 55.2% 49.3% 38.10% Categories Tutorial Hours Tutorial Review Sessions Lecture

In the future what tools/resources should be enhanced/offered more? 33.6% Tutorial Review Sessions 28.4% Tutorial Hours 25.4% Old Practice Tests 23.9% Videos in MyStatLab

Taking their advice, I have… Collaborated with Lynda Cain, Charlene Madden, and Theo Tate Provided more online resources We host our review sessions and share the dates and times with the Learning and Tutoring Center and other statistics classes. Capture Space in Kaltura allows you to record lectures in your classroom. Used Webex to have review sessions, then provided the recording to students