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USING A MIDTERM WARNING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN AN INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

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Title: USING A MIDTERM WARNING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN AN INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS COURSE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
Authors: ROTONDI, NOOSHIN KHOBZI1 nooshin.rotondi@ontariotechu.ca, RUDOLER, DAVID2 david.rudoler@ontariotechu.ca, HUNTER, WILLIAM1 bill.hunter@ontariotechu.ca, SANUSI, OLAYINKA1 olayinka.sanusi1@ontariotechu.net, COLLIER, CHRIS1 chris.collier@ontariotechu.net, ROTONDI, MICHAEL ANTHONY3 mrotondi@yorku.ca
Source: Statistics Education Research Journal. Nov2023, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p1-12. 12p.
Subject Terms: *Student engagement, *Information retrieval, Email
Abstract: This article reports on an evaluation the effectiveness of e-mailed grade "nudges" on students' performance and engagement in an introductory statistics course for undergraduate health science students. In 2020-2021, 358 students were randomized to an e-mail (n = 178) or no e-mail (n = 180) group. The intervention e-mail contained information on each student's predicted final grade (grade nudge). Using two-sample t-tests, the statistical analysis of final grades in the course showed a higher compatibility with a model of no mean difference for students in the e-mail (73.5%) vs. no e-mail (72.1%) group. Comparison of the distributions of final grades between the two groups, however, suggested the e-mailed nudges may be related to slight improvements in final grades. Specifically, the median final grade was higher in the e-mail group (74.6 vs. 72.4); the Q1 value in the e-mail group was also higher, and the interquartile range was similar: no e-mail group (15.8) vs. e-mail group (14.2). Students also completed the Scale of Student Engagement in Statistics (SSES). Total engagement, affective and cognitive subscale scores of the SSE-S were higher in the email group, resulting in low compatibility with a model of no difference in engagement scores. Overall, the results showed there is potential for our midterm warning system to be used to improve outcomes, particularly given that it is simple to implement, cost-effective, and easily scalable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:This article reports on an evaluation the effectiveness of e-mailed grade "nudges" on students' performance and engagement in an introductory statistics course for undergraduate health science students. In 2020-2021, 358 students were randomized to an e-mail (n = 178) or no e-mail (n = 180) group. The intervention e-mail contained information on each student's predicted final grade (grade nudge). Using two-sample t-tests, the statistical analysis of final grades in the course showed a higher compatibility with a model of no mean difference for students in the e-mail (73.5%) vs. no e-mail (72.1%) group. Comparison of the distributions of final grades between the two groups, however, suggested the e-mailed nudges may be related to slight improvements in final grades. Specifically, the median final grade was higher in the e-mail group (74.6 vs. 72.4); the Q1 value in the e-mail group was also higher, and the interquartile range was similar: no e-mail group (15.8) vs. e-mail group (14.2). Students also completed the Scale of Student Engagement in Statistics (SSES). Total engagement, affective and cognitive subscale scores of the SSE-S were higher in the email group, resulting in low compatibility with a model of no difference in engagement scores. Overall, the results showed there is potential for our midterm warning system to be used to improve outcomes, particularly given that it is simple to implement, cost-effective, and easily scalable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:15701824
DOI:10.52041/serj.v22i3.406