Teaching Statistics with the Internet

1997 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connie K. Varnhagen ◽  
Sean M. Drake ◽  
Gary Finley
Keyword(s):  
Honors Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Statistics Course ◽  
Teaching Statistics ◽  
Information Components

The Internet is a popular tool for accessing information and enhancing communication. We used components of the Internet to administer the laboratory portion of an intermediate statistics course offered to psychology honors students. Using an online questionnaire, we evaluated students' perceived effectiveness of using the Internet to offer the course. Students found the communication components of the Internet laboratory more useful than the information components, perceived few barriers to their learning, and rated the value of the system positively.

scholarly journals Evaluation of User Reactions and Verification of the Authenticity of the User’s Identity during a Long Web Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 11034
Author(s):  
Evgeny Nikulchev ◽  
Alexander Gusev ◽  
Dmitry Ilin ◽  
Nurziya Gazanova ◽  
Sergey Malykh
Keyword(s):  
Network Models ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Web Surveys ◽  
Neural Network Models ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Interface Elements ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
The Given

Web surveys are very popular in the Internet space. Web surveys are widely incorporated for gathering customer opinion about Internet services, for sociological and psychological research, and as part of the knowledge testing systems in electronic learning. When conducting web surveys, one of the issues to consider is the respondents’ authenticity throughout the entire survey process. We took 20,000 responses to an online questionnaire as experimental data. The survey took about 45 min on average. We did not take into account the given answers; we only considered the response time to the first question on each page of the survey interface, that is, only the users’ reaction time was taken into account. Data analysis showed that respondents get used to the interface elements and want to finish a long survey as soon as possible, which leads to quicker reactions. Based on the data, we built two neural network models that identify the records in which the respondent’s authenticity was violated or the respondent acted as a random clicker. The amount of data allows us to conclude that the identified dependencies are widely applicable.

scholarly journals The Internet as a framework for communication and social interaction

Comunicar ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (32) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Moral-Toranzo
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
On Line ◽  
La Red ◽  
The Web

This article addresses social interaction on the Internet using an online questionnaire. The sociodemographic characteristics are analysed as well as the web users habits and relationships. The Internet is a social interactive place where personal relationships among users develop into important aspects of their lives. These relationships develop in different ways to relationships where people meet face to face. Also, motivation and the consequences of maintaining a personal relationships reflect, different results when comparing the web users gender and marital status. En este trabajo se estudian las interacciones sociales en Internet, a partir de las respuestas de un cuestionario on-line. Se analizan las características sociodemográficas, los hábitos y las relaciones de estos usuarios en la Red. Internet se manifiesta como un espacio de interacción social, en el que las relaciones personales han tenido lugar en una gran mayoría de usuarios. Estas relaciones se muestran, en algunos aspectos, de forma diferente a las que tienen lugar cara a cara. Asimismo, las motivaciones y las consecuencias de mantener relaciones personales reflejan resultados diferentes con relación al sexo y al estado civil de los internautas.

scholarly journals The Internet: Friend or Foe of Antibiotic Resistance? Results of a Cross-Sectional Study among Italian University Students

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1091
Author(s):  
Francesca Licata ◽  
Silvia Angelillo ◽  
Alessandra Oliverio ◽  
Aida Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Antibiotic Consumption ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional

The study aims were to investigate knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotics and antibiotic resistance (ABR), and to assess the extent of practices regarding antibiotic consumption and Internet use among university students in Southern Italy. Data were collected through an anonymous online questionnaire from 1 April to 14 April 2021. The eligibility criteria for the study were: (i) age between 18 and 30 years and (ii) registered as an undergraduate student at the university. Among the 1051 sampled students, only 7.4% gave the correct answer to all 7 knowledge statements about antibiotics and ABR. The main determinants of knowledge were being younger and attending to medical or life sciences majors. Almost two-thirds took an antibiotic in the previous 12 months and 24.6% reported having self-medicated with antibiotics. More than half of the sample used the Internet to seek information about antibiotics and/or ABR, and it was the strongest predictor of self-medication with antibiotics. The study findings highlighted gaps in knowledge, considerable antibiotic consumption, sometimes without prescription, together with an extensive Internet use to seek health-related information. To facilitate the health-promoting use of the Internet in conjunction with health care providers, we could make young adults aware of the rational use of antibiotics.

scholarly journals Létezik olyan, hogy nőies, férfias és semleges emotikon? : 12 emotikon minősíthetőségének vizsgálata egy kérdőíves attitűdvizsgálat alapján

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 91-103
Author(s):  
Dorottya Osváth
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Attitude Survey ◽  
Visual Appearance ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Focal Area ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

This paper is related to research on language use on the Internet and gender linguistics. It briefly describes an online questionnaire attitude survey conducted in November 2020. In this questionnaire, it was examined whether women and men communicate differently in the discourse-type called chat, in the opinions of informants who filled in the questionnaire. This main research question was addressed by the overall research in several different ways. One focal area was the use of emoticons. In the study I present the results of one task from the questionnaire that asked informants to classify twelve emoticons as feminine, masculine, or neutral without any context. Therefore, classification had to be performed based on the way the emoticons were represented. The twelve emoticons were shown to the informants in a picture attached to the task. According to the results some tendencies can be identified in the visual appearance of emoticons which can imply feminine, masculine, or neutral qualification even without context. But these are only general statements whose contextual validity is shaped by certain factors. For instance, the nature of the relationship between two communicating parties can affect what emoticons are used, regardless of the gender of the parties.

Can Mate Choice Strategies Explain Sex Differences?

2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Stieger ◽  
Tina Eichinger ◽  
Britta Honeder
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mate Choice ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Online Harassment ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Online Deception ◽  
Gender Switching

Online deception is a phenomenon on the Internet, facilitated by restrictions on communication channels. As communication on the Internet is largely exchanged in textual form, deception about personal data such as sex, age, and appearance can be difficult to detect. Research on online deception has been focused thus far on what deceivers lie about and what motivates them to do so. Little is known about how persons feel when they are deceived in an online environment and about whether sex differences exist in the intensity of those feelings. Furthermore, research on online deception largely lacks a theoretical basis. In the current studies, differences between the sexes with respect to their reaction to online deception about sex, age, and appearance were analyzed in a framework of sex-specific mating strategies predicted by evolutionary theory. The results of a structured online interview showed that sex-specific differences in reaction to online gender switching and appearance deception can be explained by mating strategies. Gender switching was found to be more disturbing when committed by a chat partner of the same sex than when committed by a chat partner of the opposite sex. Appearance deception was found to be more disturbing when committed by chat partners of the opposite sex. The data on age deception were not in line with the theory of mate-choice strategies. Even a second online questionnaire study could not entirely clarify the issue but did reveal interfering factors (such as online harassment, legal issues, life expectancy) that probably influence the effect driven by evolution.

Technology Tips: Teaching Statistics with Computer Networks

1996 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-72
Author(s):  
Mark Sanders
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Computer Networks ◽  
Real World ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Teaching Statistics ◽  
Analyze Data

Because computers are so often used for statistical analysis in real-world situations, they should be highly integrated into statistics classrooms. Computers can be used not only to analyze data but, with the availability of computer networks, to collect data as well. Networks can also assist students in communicating with people who are far away, thus helping to interest students in the statistics. This article chronicles an example of using the Internet, the world's largest network, to teach high school statistics.

scholarly journals Readiness towards emergency shifting to remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic among university instructors

2020 ◽  
pp. 204275302098165
Author(s):  
Samiah Alqabbani ◽  
Afrah Almuwais ◽  
Nada Benajiba ◽  
Fatmah Almoayad
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
Moderate Negative Correlation ◽  
High Level

This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted to explore readiness with regard to the sudden shift towards emergency remote teaching and its correlation with perceived effectiveness, satisfaction, anxiety and attitudes among instructors in Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Data were gathered using an online questionnaire on readiness and perceptions of effectiveness, attitudes and satisfaction relating to the emergency remote teaching, as well as the anxiety resulting from it. Pearson’s test was performed to assess the correlations between different parameters. The results of the study showed that readiness in terms of emergency remote teaching was high, at 44.9% among instructors, while 64.8% of them scored moderately regarding their perception of the emergency remote teaching’s effectiveness. A positive attitude towards emergency remote teaching was reported by 18.5% of the instructors, although a high level of satisfaction was observed in 79.6% of the cases, and 38.7% showed no anxiety. A positive and significant correlation was obtained between a readiness to shift to emergency remote teaching and perceived effectiveness, attitudes and satisfaction (r = 0.2 and p < 0.01); however, anxiety showed a significant moderate negative correlation with perceived effectiveness (r = −0.35) p < 0.01, attitudes (r = −0.33) p < 0.01 and satisfaction (r = −0.44), p < 0.01. In conclusion, instructors at PNU were ready to provide emergency remote teaching, which led to high perceived effectiveness and levels of satisfaction, while the high level of anxiety could be attributed to stressful circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Fostering Students’ Statistical Literacy Through Significant Learning Experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Saras Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Statistics Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Major Objective ◽  
Statistics Course ◽  
Teaching Statistics ◽  
New Generation

<p><em>A major objective of statistics education is to develop students’ statistical literacy that enables them to be educated users of data in context. Teaching statistics in today’s educational settings is not an easy feat because teachers have a huge task in keeping up with the demands of the new generation of learners. The present day students have higher expectations in terms of classroom pedagogy particularly in the use of creative and engaging methods to create a significant learning experience for them. This paper discusses how students’ statistical literacy can be fostered by creating a more integrated statistics course using the Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning. </em></p>

scholarly journals The influence of organizational commitment on the perceived effectiveness of virtual meetings by filipino professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A structural equation modeling approach

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yogi Tri Prasetyo ◽  
Lorenzo Dones Montenegro ◽  
Reny Nadlifatin ◽  
Yoshiki B. Kurata ◽  
Ardvin Kester S. Ong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Virtual Meeting ◽  
Virtual Meetings

BACKGROUND: Virtual meetings have been widely utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of organizational commitment on the perceived effectiveness of virtual meeting by Filipino professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A total of 513 Filipino professionals answered an online questionnaire which covered four latent variables: organizational commitment to virtual meetings, attitude toward virtual meetings, perceived effectiveness of virtual meeting as collaboration tool, and perceived effectiveness of virtual meeting as a social tool. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was utilized to analyze the causal relationships between the latent variables construct. RESULTS: SEM showed that organizational commitment to virtual meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the positive attitude of the employees which subsequently led to the perceived effectiveness of virtual meeting as a collaboration and social tool. CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first study that analyzed the influence of organizational commitment on the perceived effectiveness of virtual meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Our SEM construct can be applied and extended further, particularly in analyzing factors influencing the perceived effectiveness of virtual meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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