I would like to "measure" students understanding of conditional probability using a quiz or test. If possible, I'd like to use the same test on students who have only had algebra as well as on students who've studied probability and statistics. To measure improvement, I'd like to use this test both before and after teaching students conditional probability using different techniques. I'd like to be able to compare the relative merits of different ways of teaching students. [Of course, without randomization, the study will be more observational than experimental. Without blocking, the observed associations may be spurious. Thus, any test results may be of an exploratory (EDA) nature.] What kinds of questions or exercises (either abstract or particular) would be good ways of measuring a student's understanding of conditional probability? Is there a test to measure a student's understanding of conditional thinking/reasoning? What kinds of questions or exercises would be good? =========================================================================== This list is open to everyone. Occasionally, less thoughtful people send inappropriate messages. Please DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE POSTMASTER about these messages because the postmaster has no way of controlling them, and excessive complaints will result in termination of the list. For information about this list, including information about the problem of inappropriate messages and information about how to unsubscribe, please see the web page at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ===========================================================================
