Threshold Concepts Theory in Higher Education-Introductory Statistics Courses as an Example

• Main Authors: Wesam H. Beitelmal (Author), Ray Littlejohn (Author), Paul C. Okonkwo (Author), Israr U. Hassan (Author), El Manaa Barhoumi (Author), Fatemeh Khozaei (Author), Abbas M. Hassan (Author), Khalid Ahmed Alkaaf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this research was to identify "threshold" concepts in introductory statistics courses by surveying engineering students. Threshold concepts are those ideas that bind a subject together and are fundamental to the thinking and practice within a discipline. In this exploratory...