Semi-structured interview protocol for undergraduate statistics students using Lumen One courseware¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 2 studies (1 associational, 1 qualitative), q2 · 0 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A semi-structured interview instrument conducted with undergraduate Statistics students as part of a Digital Promise study of the Lumen One courseware. The protocol opens with consent and disclosures stating the session will be recorded and that reports will refer to participants anonymously, then moves through a guided tour, course content, learning behaviors, belonging, and wrap-up ratings on 0-10 scales. Its questions probe perceived usefulness, difficulty, inclusivity of resources, and helpfulness of feedback.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Interviewer uses a checklist of key topics during the student-guided tour, prompting any topics the student does not cover
• Session is recorded and consent obtained before starting

Constraints¶

• Participation is voluntary and identities are not shared with instructors or colleges
• Findings refer to participants anonymously

Target Learners¶

• Undergraduate students taking introductory statistics courses

Target Learning Goals¶

• Evaluate student perceptions of digital statistics courseware and its support for learning

Claims¶

• Instructors in their second or subsequent term using Lumen One made greater use of six of seven instructor-facing courseware components than first-term users. [+W]
• Interviewed introductory statistics students often described the subject as neutral, many saw the courseware's neutrality as appropriate, and some did not discern explicit racial or cultural inclusion in it [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Lumen One Introduction to Statistics courseware

Examples¶

• Hypothetical fallback questions for unexperienced course features
• Student-guided screen-share tour to elicit courseware perceptions

Key Sources¶

• Voices of Undergraduate Students Taking Introductory Statistics Courses: Interview Protocol. (2025). Digital Promise / Achieving the Dream. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/05ccd902-1e80-4c94-9cd9-f706a98d0cc0