Interactive simulations in the teaching of statistics: Promise and pitfalls.

Book: 
Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference On Teaching Statistics (ICOTS-7), Salvador, Brazil.
Authors: 
Lane, D. M., & Peres, S. C.
Editors: 
Rossman, A., & Chance, B.
Type: 
Conference Paper
Category: 
Teaching
Year: 
2006
Publisher: 
Voorburg, The Netherlands: International Statistical Institute.
URL: 
http://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/~iase/publications/17/7D1_LANE.pdf
Abstract: 

Research on discovery learning and simulation training are reviewed with the focus on principles relevant to the teaching of statistics. Research indicates that even a well-designed simulation is unlikely to be an effective teaching tool unless students' interaction with it is carefully structured. Asking students to anticipate the results of a simulation before interacting with it appears to be an effective instructional technique. Examples of simulations using this technique from the project Online Statistics Education: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study (http://psych.rice.edu/online_stat/) are presented.

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

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