Book:
Journal of Statistics Education
Type:
Category:
Volume:
6(3)
Pages:
Online
Year:
1998
URL:
http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v6n3/smith.html
Abstract:
To help students develop statistical reasoning, a traditional introductory statistics course was modified to incorporate a semester-long sequence of projects, with written and oral reports of the results. Student test scores improved dramatically, and students were overwhelmingly positive in their assessment of this new approach.