Comparative Effectiveness of Three Assignment Organizational Patterns on Students’ Performance in Statistics

The study investigated the effect of three assignment organizational patterns namely the vertical assignment organizational pattern, the horizontal assignment organizational pattern and the oblique assignment organizational pattern in the performance of graduate students in Statistics of Education during the school year 2015-2016. It aimed to determine if there is a significant difference in the performances in Statistics of Education of the graduate students who were given different types of assignment organizational patterns at .05 level of significance. Three sets of assignments were prepared via the different assignment organizational patterns. A teacher-made test to assess the effectiveness of the assignment organizational patterns was also prepared and given to the students. The students’ comparative quiz results were recorded where the mean of each group was computed. The single factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine if there is a significant difference between the students’ mean performances in Statistics of Education when exposed to the different assignment organizational patterns at 0.05 level of significance. The computed F-value of 7.83 is greater than the critical value of 3.35, indicated a significant difference in mean performances. Post hoc test further revealed that the oblique organizational pattern is better than the vertical organizational pattern. This implies that among the three assignment organizational patterns, the oblique organizational pattern can be used in teaching Statistics of Education for better student performance.

Keywords: statistics, education, academic performance