Exploring Best Practices in Teaching Statistics: Student Insights from a Case Study

Authors

  • Fahmida Husain Choudhury Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
  • Shuai Ma Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
  • Zhihong Xu Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
  • Theresa P. Murphrey Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56103/nactaj.v70i1.317

Keywords:

Problem-Based Learning, Instructional Strategies, Statistics

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Published

05/05/2026

How to Cite

Choudhury, F. H., Ma, S., Xu, Z., & Murphrey, T. P. (2026). Exploring Best Practices in Teaching Statistics: Student Insights from a Case Study. NACTA Journal, 70(1). https://doi.org/10.56103/nactaj.v70i1.317

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Teaching Tips