Another downside is that only Windows is supported, and it seems that you need an account to download the files (I think?), which may turn some faculty off to the resource.
I will be reviewing this Excel Workbook as a biology student, and I will be specifically discussing ease of use. I find the concept of comparing calculations of frequencies and comparing their accuracy to be valuable, as it is important for students to see that there are a variety of ways to calculate population frequencies, and that none of them is exactly "correct."
Despite that, I found the interface difficult to adjust to, and I was unsure of what exactly I was looking at for quite a while. After some exploration and reference to the help available, I was able to navigate, but it is not something I would directly provide to students. I think it would be better for the instructor to familiarize themselves with the material and then to present the sheet to the class and discuss as a group.
Rina Matsuda @ on
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Another downside is that only Windows is supported, and it seems that you need an account to download the files (I think?), which may turn some faculty off to the resource.
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I will be reviewing this Excel Workbook as a biology student, and I will be specifically discussing ease of use. I find the concept of comparing calculations of frequencies and comparing their accuracy to be valuable, as it is important for students to see that there are a variety of ways to calculate population frequencies, and that none of them is exactly "correct."
Despite that, I found the interface difficult to adjust to, and I was unsure of what exactly I was looking at for quite a while. After some exploration and reference to the help available, I was able to navigate, but it is not something I would directly provide to students. I think it would be better for the instructor to familiarize themselves with the material and then to present the sheet to the class and discuss as a group.
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