Evaluating Java Applets for Teaching on the Internet

Authors

Michael R. Healy '04, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Dale E. Berger, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Victoria L. Romero '07, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow
Christopher L. Aberson '99, Claremont Graduate University
Amanda Saw '11, Claremont Graduate University

Student Co-author

CGU Graduate

Document Type

Article

Department

Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (CGU)

Publication Date

2002

Disciplines

Education | Programming Languages and Compilers | Psychology | Statistics and Probability

Abstract

The Web Interface for Statistics Education (http://wise.cgu.edu) is a website built around interactive tutorials designed to teach introductory and advanced statistical concepts. The tutorials use Java applets that dynamically illustrate the statistical concepts being taught. By using Java applets, we teach statistics in a manner not possible in a traditional classroom environment. In this paper, we provide examples of the applets, illustrate how students use them, and we report the outcome of a study that examined tutorial effectiveness as a learning tool.

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© 2002 Scuola Superiore Guglielmo Reiss Romoli (SSGRR)

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Recommended Citation

Healy, M.R., Berger, D.E., Romero, V.L., Aberson, C.L., & Saw, A. (2002). Evaluating JAVA applets for teaching on the Internet. Proceedings of the Scuola Superiore G. Reis Romoli Advances in Infrastructure for e-Business, e-Education, e-Science, and e-Medicine on the Internet International Conference.