Completing the Circle: Researchers of Practice in Statistics Education

Research in student learning can be based on a theoretical framework, observations<br>of students' learning, the products of this learning, and students' own conceptions<br>of the subject and of learning. In the final analysis, such investigations have a clear<br>purpose - to improve student learning. We report on using the results of research<br>into student learning in statistics to improve the learning environment in a<br>university class on regression analysis. We believe this is an effective method of<br>becoming "researchers of practice" in statistics education.