| Article ID: | iaor201112199 |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 85 |
| End Page Number: | 90 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Journal: | Teaching Statistics |
| Authors: | Jones Karrie A, Jones Jennifer L, Vermette Paul J |
| Keywords: | learning, statistics: general |
Recent advances in cognitive science have led to an enriched understanding of how people learn. Using a framework presented by Willingham, this article examines instructional best practice from the perspective of conceptual understanding and its implications on statistics education.