The Enhancement of Statistical Literacy: A Cross-Institutional Study Using Data Analysis and Text Mining to Identify Statistical Issues in the Transition to University Education

Statistics modules are included in most university degrees, independent of the degree area, and this means that many students face these modules underprepared and struggle because of a lack of statistics knowledge. The Maths Support Centre (MSC) in the University College Dublin (UCD) provides suppor...

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Published in:	Information
Main Authors:	Antonio de la Hoz-Ruiz, Emma Howard, Raquel Hijón-Neira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-09-01
Subjects:	mathematics and statistics support higher education text mining international networking resource optimization quality education
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/15/9/567

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