By Robert Kelley, Ph.D.
Six SPSS Tutorials & Games
Data Entry (2)
Summarizing Results (3)
Hypothesis Testing (1)
Free, Online at www.P2L.io, and Mobile Device Friendly
Move through individual activities from greatest to least amount of scaffolding
Interactive Tutorial (Covers SPSS and APA style)
SPSS Game (Limited hints to promote mastery; auto-graded in Canvas LMS)
Using SPSS, follow a step-by-step guide (e.g., book or video)
Given a scenario and data set, analyze the data and write up the results APA style
Defining a New SPSS project (2)
Descriptive Statistics, Tables, & Graphs
Nominal & Ordinal Variables (1)
Scale Variables (1)
Correlations - Pearson's r (1)
Hypothesis Testing
Single Sample t Test
Interactive Tutorial
Game Mode
Video Tutorial
SPSS Step-by-Step Book
Slides (Matches the Tutorial)
Equivalent Text
For these materials, email rkelleymcc@gmail.com
Enjoy the games
Excited about mastery
Creating "muscle memory" for the flow of steps for the analysis
Increased confidence and familiarity with SPSS
A fun, game-like introduction to SPSS
Supports learners of all levels
Additional scaffolding matters, especially for online students
Also great as a quick refresher
"The SPSS tutorials and games make a huge difference in learning SPSS. It gives you a lot of practice and allows you to also practice hands on with the games. I also think it is helpful that you can play the games multiple times which gives you more practice. The tutorials are also helpful and provide great information." - Feedback
Screenshot of the SPSS Tutorial. The title is "Specify Happiness Measure." The instructional text reads, "The values for a scale variable are numbers that can be added, subtracted, multiplied, divided, etc. The tutorial shows the SPSS screen where the variable's measure is being selected (as scale, ordinal, or nominal). There is a golden rectangle box placed around the option 'Scale' (indicating what the user is to select). The instructions read, "Specify the variable Happiness as scale. Below the SPSS Tutorial screenshot, it reads "Navigate through a sequence of screenshots "as if" using the SPSS software package.
Screenshot of the SPSS Game. The title is "SPSS Now Tutorial". The game shows the SPSS screen where the variable's measure is being selected (as scale, ordinal, or nominal). Below it states, "Happiness Measure is Scale. Click on the above screenshot as if using the application. Hints remaining: 4". There is a button to switch back to tutorial mode. The caption for this SPSS Game screenshot reads, "Game mode with four hints remaining."