Teaching Statistics to the Nonstatistician Part-Time Student: Issues for Consideration

Teaching Statistics to the Nonstatistician Part-Time Student: Issues for Consideration

This paper discusses the problems and general solutions of statistics teaching by summarizing some strategies that have been effective with part-time students in off-campus settings. Included are discussions on: (1) applications of computer skills and student projects; (2) teaching statistical think...

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Hauptverfasser: Seaver, William L, Belli, Gabriella M
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
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College Mathematics
Computer Uses in Education
Graduate Students
Graduate Study
Higher Education
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Materials
Statistics
Teaching Guides
Teaching Methods
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Zusammenfassung:This paper discusses the problems and general solutions of statistics teaching by summarizing some strategies that have been effective with part-time students in off-campus settings. Included are discussions on: (1) applications of computer skills and student projects; (2) teaching statistical thinking using various modes of presentations and introducing new topics with a review of the prerequisites; and (3) textbook issues including lecture notes and student study groups. A summary of teaching strategies is presented. (YP)