Book:
Proceedings of the sixth international conference on teaching statistics, Developing a statistically literate society
Editors:
Phillips, B.
Type:
Category:
Pages:
Online
Year:
2002
Publisher:
International Statistical Institute
URL:
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/1/3a3_root.pdf
Abstract:
We explore the effects of optional community-based projects on students and particularly on motivation and learning in an applied statistics course. We consider how the nature and structure of community-based projects enhance student learning in a constructivist classroom. We critically assess the intellectual challenges of a community-based project and the nature of the statistical problems that arise. We review students' evaluations and our own estimation of their ability to learn from experience and from the community.
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