Envisioning Change in the Statistics-Education Climate

Autor/inn/en	Stern, David; Stern, Roger; Parsons, Danny; Musyoka, James; Torgbor, Francis; Mbasu, Zach
Titel	Envisioning Change in the Statistics-Education Climate
Quelle	In: Statistics Education Research Journal, 19 (2020) 1, S.206-225 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1570-1824
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Higher Education; Statistics; Teaching Methods; Mathematics; Computation; Computer Software; Case Studies; Skill Development; Problem Solving; Mathematical Models; Mathematical Logic; Climate; Meteorology; Agricultural Occupations; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Statistik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathematik; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Problemlösen; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Klima; Meteorologie; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Afrika
Abstract	The African Data Initiative started as a crowd-sourced campaign to improve the teaching of statistics in African universities. The analysis of climate data provides one suitable context to illustrate ideas that lead to a radical new form of teaching. The problem within the context comes first, the technicalities are largely reduced -- mathematics is supported by meta knowledge and backed up by modelling; calculations are reduced by user-friendly software that is also used by experts. The problems are treated similarly to research questions and the results are often easier to interpret, making sense as potential answers in their context. The criteria of this approach are compared to the framework proposed by W. G. Cobb to reform statistics education in the light of the latest developments in statistics, driven by the huge increase of data. Implementation details are presented around three components: case studies, data, and the required skills. Together, these three components describe an alternative education pathway centred around statistical problem solving. The focus on interpretations of results within a real context enables software, mathematical thinking and modelling to play a supportive role, which flattens the prerequisites of complex methods and encourages their use across all levels of education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association for Statistics Education and the International Statistical Institute. PO Box 24070, 2490 AB The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-70-3375737; Fax: +31-70-3860025; e-mail: isi@cbs.nl; Web site: http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01