The impact of tutor, extract and word on the correct definition of lexically ambiguous words in statistics

Alice Marion Richardson; Peter K Dunn; Rene Hutchins

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The impact of tutor, extract and word on the correct definition of lexically ambiguous words in statistics

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The impact of tutor, extract and word on the correct definition of lexically ambiguous words in statistics

Alice Marion Richardson, Peter K Dunn and Rene Hutchins

Proceedings of the 2013 Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, pp.185-192

Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME): Students in transition - the learner's journey, 2013 (Canberra, Australia, 19-Sep-2013–21-Sep-2013)

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2013

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Curriculum and Pedagogy

language

lexical ambiguity

statistics education

Lexical ambiguity arises when a word from everyday English is used differently, with a specific meaning, in a particular discipline, such as statistics. This paper reports on a project that studies the effect of such words within the context of extracts from scholarly articles on students' ability to define lexically ambiguous words correctly and statistically. The effect of the tutor on students' ability to overcome lexical ambiguity after a one semester introductory Statistics course is also studied.

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Title: The impact of tutor, extract and word on the correct definition of lexically ambiguous words in statistics
Authors: Alice Marion Richardson (Author) - University of Canberra
Peter K Dunn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Rene Hutchins (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2013 Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, pp.185-192
Conference details: Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME): Students in transition - the learner's journey, 2013 (Canberra, Australia, 19-Sep-2013–21-Sep-2013)
Publisher: Uniserve Science
Date published: 2013
ISBN: 9780987183422
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448724702621
Output Type: Conference paper

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