Literature Index

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  • Statistics Education Research in Malaysia and the Philippines: A Comparative Analysis

    Author(s):
    Enriqueta Reston, Saras Krishnan, and Noraini Idris
    Year:
    2014
    Abstract:
    This paper presents a comparative analysis of statistics education research in Malaysia and the Philippines by modes of dissemination, research areas, and trends. An electronic search for published research papers in the area of statistics education from 2000–2012 yielded 20 for Malaysia and 19 for the Philippines. Analysis of these papers showed that most were primarily empirical research published in national refereed journals or in conference proceedings. Statistics education research in Malaysia has focused on integration of technology and on affective aspects of statistics learning. In the Philippines, studies have investigated university-level statistics pedagogy, statistics academic programs and teachers’ professional development. Implications for future statistics education research and teaching practice in these two countries are identified.
    Location:
    http://iase-web.org/documents/SERJ/SERJ13(2)_Reston.pdf

  • Statistics Education: Perusing the Past, Embracing the Present, and Charting the Future

    Author(s):
    Scheaffer, R. L.
    Year:
    2001
    Abstract:
    Statistics has it roots in many fields; there is strength in diversity.<br>Statistics was built on real measurement problems; utility is still its greatest asset.<br>Statistics is dynamic; that's exciting!!!

  • Statistics for all: Why, what, and how?

    Author(s):
    Moore, D. S.
    Editors:
    Vere-Jones, D., Carlyle, S., &amp; Dawkins, B. P.
    Year:
    1991
    Abstract:
    It is certainly true for some developing nations the immediate task is to put in place an independent and efficient system of national economic and social statistics and to train professionals, planners, and managers to operate this system and use its products. Statistics for all, with its emphasis on the wider public, may appear to be a luxury for the developed world. If a greatly increased numerical competence on the part of ordinary citizens seems utopian, consider that even in Western Europe programmes to achieve near-universal literacy were established only in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Developed nations may soon be giving numeracy the same emphasis that they placed a century ago on literacy. Developing societies may wish to telescope the process by simultaneously emphasising literacy and numeracy . Statistics for all may move from the reveries of ICOTS to national policy.

  • Statistics for bilingual students in NZ secondary schools - He mahinga maramara mo nga whanau reorua

    Author(s):
    Barton, B.
    Editors:
    Vere-Jones, D., Carlyle, S., &amp; Dawkins, B. P.
    Year:
    1991
    Abstract:
    This paper considers the changes in teaching statistics prompted by this new cultural awareness. First the bilingual classroom is briefly characterised, followed by a description of two forces for change: ethnomathematics and Maori cultural renaissance. The link with the emerging holistic, active approach to statistics is then detailed. Finally the issues of Maori vocabulary, teacher education and course assessment are discussed.

  • Statistics for Chemistry Students: How to Make a Statistics Course Useful by Focusing on Applications

    Author(s):
    Zetterqvist, L.
    Year:
    1997
    Abstract:
    By putting emphasis on applications in two basic statistics courses for chemistry students and chemical engineering students we have enhanced student motivation and increased student activity. In addition to a traditional in-class exam, the students complete a take-home project where statistical problems relevant to chemists are discussed. We give several examples of the course and project material. The main difference between the two courses is that the first is optional, attracting approximately 15 students, while the second is compulsory with approximately 100 students. We discuss how the different requirements affect the learning situation and how separate strategies of teaching have to be developed for the small class and large class situations, respectively.
    Location:
    http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v5n1/zetterqvist.html

  • Statistics for college-bound students: Are the secondary schools responding?

    Author(s):
    Beres, R. J.
    Year:
    1988
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this article is: 1) to consider the value of statistics in the secondary school curriculum; 2) to present evidence assessing the current levels of preparation in statistics with which students enter college; and 3) to determine, through statistical analysis, factors that may be associated with the secondary school preparation level of students in statistics.

  • Statistics Going to the Dogs.

    Author(s):
    Clarke, S. R. &amp; Bedford, A. B.
    Editors:
    Goodall, G.
    Year:
    2002
    Abstract:
    This article discusses a real-life example of statistics in gambling.

  • Statistics Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Beliefs, Practices, and Preparation for Teaching Introductory Statistics

    Author(s):
    Nicola Justice, Andrew Zieffler, and Joan Garfield
    Year:
    2017
    Abstract:
    Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are responsible for the instruction of many statistics courses offered at the university level, yet little is known about these students’ preparation for teaching, their beliefs about how introductory statistics should be taught, or the pedagogical practices of the courses they teach. An online survey to examine these characteristics was developed and administered as part of an NSF-funded project. The results, based on responses from 213 GTAs representing 38 Ph.D.–granting statistics departments in the United States, suggest that many GTAs have not experienced the types of professional development related to teaching supported in the literature. Evidence was also found to suggest that, in general, GTAs teach in ways that are not aligned with their own beliefs. Furthermore, their teaching practices are not aligned with professionally-endorsed recommendations for teaching and learning statistics.
    Location:
    http://iase-web.org/documents/SERJ/SERJ16(1)_Justice.pdf

  • Statistics in a Nutshell?

    Author(s):
    Tappin, L. A.
    Year:
    2000
    Abstract:
    The paper reports on a two-year investigation into the feasibility of allocating three weeks of an undergraduate calculus-based probability course to statistics. This brief introduction to statistics would take the place of a course, thus constituting the students' only exposure to statistical science. At first glance, the request seemed quite reasonable. Statistical inference is based on probability, and statistical inference could be presented as an application of probability. Besides introducing some statistical concepts, it was hoped to enhance understanding of probability by highlighting this connection. However, it was not possible for the students to learn anything meaningful about statistical science in three weeks. In addition, any enhancements to the learning of probability were not significant enough to warrant the omission of material from that course.
    Location:
    http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v8n1/tappin.cfm

  • Statistics in China

    Author(s):
    Zhishun, L.
    Editors:
    Vere-Jones, D., Carlyle, S., &amp; Dawkins, B. P.
    Year:
    1991
    Abstract:
    Plans for modernising society include the modernisation of statistics. In 1983 six objectives were set out: (1) the completion of statistical indicators; (2) the standardisation of the classification of statistics; (3) the scientification of statistical investigation; (4) the normalisation of the fundamental of statistics; (5) the modernisation of the technique of statistical data processing; (6) demand for high-quality statistical service. This report is mainly concerned with the present period. Most of the materials are cited from the journals Statistics in China, Statistics Research and Statistics and Forecasting for the year 1989.

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