Research in the statistics classroom: Learning from teaching experiments.


Book: 
Thinking and reasoning with data and chance: Sixty-eighth Yearbook.
Authors: 
Ben-Zvi, D., Garfield, J., & Zieffler, A.
Editors: 
Burrill, G. F.
Type: 
Category: 
Pages: 
467-481
Year: 
2006
Publisher: 
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Reston, VA.
Abstract: 

This article describes two teaching experiments that focused on the development of statistical ideas and reasoning and illustrates different approaches (e.g. different rationale, activities, and technological tools). We focus on one aspect of each experiment: distribution and sample. Details of the experiments are provided to allow readers to appreciate some of the rich information that was gathered. Finally, suggestions for teachers are discussed.

The CAUSE Research Group is supported in part by a member initiative grant from the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Data Science Education