Lessons from Implementing Courseware in Gateway Statistics Courses
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| Title: | Lessons from Implementing Courseware in Gateway Statistics Courses |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Barbara Means, Julie Neisler, Daniel Parker, Vanessa Peters Hinton, Emily Pressler, Digital Promise |
| Source: | Digital Promise. 2026. |
| Availability: | Digital Promise. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 935, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-450-3675; e-mail: contact@digitalpromise.org; Web site: https://digitalpromise.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 57 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Gates Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Introductory Courses, Statistics Education, Courseware, Technology Integration, Outcomes of Education, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, College Students, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, College Faculty |
| Abstract: | Introductory statistics is a gateway course for numerous college majors, and it frequently poses a significant barrier to degree completion, disproportionately affecting students from backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education. To address these challenges, the Gates Foundation funded Lumen Learning to develop the Lumen One Introduction to Statistics, a courseware product designed to address the needs of all students by replacing traditional textbooks with interactive, culturally responsive content and embedded support for evidence-based teaching (EBT) practices. Concurrently, the foundation asked Digital Promise to conduct independent research examining how instructors implement the courseware and how different instructional practices relate to student outcomes. This report examines how EBT strategies shape outcomes in courseware-using classes. To reduce reliance on instructor self-report, EBT enactment was measured through student survey items describing 23 observable instructional practices aligned with eight EBT strategies. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 20260101 |
| Accession Number: | ED682352 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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