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Sunday, 08/01/2010
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Global Statistical Capacity and the Role of Statistical Societies
Denise Lievesley, King's College London; Bovas Abraham, University of Waterloo; Sally Morton, RTI International; James J. Cochran, Louisiana Tech University
2:05 PM
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Statistics Education Funding from National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education
Dennis Davenport, National Science Foundation; Ginger Holmes Rowell, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Zia, National Science Foundation
2:05 PM
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The Use and Misuse of Statistical Methods Reported in Clinical Cancer Research
Diane Liu, MD Anderson Cancer Center; J. Jack Lee, MD Anderson Cancer Center
2:20 PM
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Implementing and Revising NCES Statistical Standards
Marilyn Seastrom, National Center for Education Statistics; J. Neil Russell, National Center for Education Statistics
2:25 PM
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Relationships Between Mathematics Anxiety, Statistics Anxiety, and Performance Among College Students
Pradeep Singh, Southeast Missouri State University ; Greg Branham, Mineral Area College
2:35 PM
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Statistics Degree Programs in a Data-Centric World: What Needs to Change?
Douglas G. Simpson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; James Rosenberger, Penn State; Christopher Malone, Winona State University; Raymond Bain, Merck Research Laboratories; Dalene Stangl, Duke University; Eileen King, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
4:05 PM
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Undergraduate Education in Statistical Science: Which Student's Transcript Wins?
John E. Boyer, Kansas State University; Ron Fecso, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Janet M. Myhre, Claremont McKenna College; Todd G. Nick, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Jean M. Riley, Lockheed Martin; Edward D. Rothman, University of Michigan
4:05 PM
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Teaching a Second Statistics Course for QBIC: A Special Program at Florida International University
Ramon Gomez, Florida International University
4:35 PM
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Differences in Student Experiences in an Undergraduate Biostatistics Course: Online vs. Hybrid. vs. Face-to-Face
Darryl L. Corey, Kennesaw State University; M. Louise Lawson, Kennesaw State University
4:50 PM
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Comparison of Student Outcomes in an Undergraduate Biostatistics Course: Online vs. Face-to-Face vs. Hybrid
M. Louise Lawson, Kennesaw State University; Darryl L. Corey, Kennesaw State University
5:20 PM
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Monday, 08/02/2010
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Assessing a Hybrid Introductory Statistics Class
Kathy Gray, California State University, Chico
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Online Sampling Course Offered at Penn State
Mosuk Chow, Penn State
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What Is the 'Right' First Course in Statistics for Our Math Majors?
Eric Nordmoe, Kalamazoo College
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Writing a Proposal for the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education
Ginger Holmes Rowell, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Zia, National Science Foundation
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A Review of Existing Audience Response Systems (Clicker) Technology for Formative Assessment in Introductory Statistics
Josh Bernhard, Iowa State University; Amy Froelich, Iowa State University; Ulrike Genschel, Iowa State University
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Using Imperfect Fidelity Measures to Improve Statistical Inferences About Educational Interventions
Xin Sun, Southern Methodist University
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A Motivating Example for ANOVA Using Candies
Todd A. Schwartz, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Pedagogical Uses of Camtasia in Statistical Education
Carl Walasek, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; Laura Pontiggia, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Statistics of Health Sciences Students
Laura Pontiggia, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia; Carl Walasek, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Statistical Literacy: A Short Course
Gerald J. Hahn, GE Global Research (Retired); Necip Doganaksoy, GE Global Research; Ricki Lewis, Author and geneticist; Jane E. Oppenlander, Union Graduate College; Josef Schmee, Union College (Retired)
8:35 AM
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How Government Statistics Make a Difference
Keith Hall, Bureau of Labor Statistics ; Munir Sheikh, Statistics Canada; Jil Matheson, UK Statistics Authority ; Brian Pink, Australian Bureau of Statistics; Cynthia Clark, National Agricultural Statistics Service
10:35 AM
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Challenges in Large Sections: GAISE-ing Toward Solutions
Kim Gilbert, The University of Georgia; Patti B. Collings, Brigham Young University; Rob Gould, University of California, Los Angeles; Jennifer Kaplan, Michigan State University; W. Robert Stephenson , Iowa State University
10:35 AM
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Do Comparison Group Methods Replicate Experimental Impact Estimates in an Education Setting? A Charter School Evaluation Example
Kenneth Fortson, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Philip Gleason, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Emma Ernst, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
10:35 AM
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The Occasionally High Type I Error Rate of the Mantel-Haenszel Statistic Used in Detecting Differential Item Functioning and an Empirical Bayes Solution
Sandip Sinharay, Educational Testing Service; Neil J. Dorans, Educational Testing Service
10:55 AM
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Assessing Mathematical Achievement Using the ECLS-K Data: Does Rural Status Matter?
Laura A. Hildreth, Iowa State University
11:15 AM
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In Pursuit of Highly Qualified School Boards: Evidence from a National Survey of School Board Members and Superintendents
Mack Shelley, Iowa State University; Dai-Trang Le, Iowa State University
11:55 AM
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Rethinking our Statistics Courses: What to Let Go of in Order to Grow?
Deborah J. Rumsey, The Ohio State University; Allan Rossman, Cal Poly; Beth Chance, Cal Poly; Jessica Utts, University of California, Irvine
2:05 PM
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Using U.S. Energy Data to Enhance the Teaching of Introductory Statistics
Carol Joyce Blumberg, U.S. Energy Information Administration
2:05 PM
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Tuesday, 08/03/2010
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CTSpedia Education Initiatives: Statistics Teaching, the Clinical and Translational Science Award Sites, and the Web
Laurel Beckett, University of California, Davis; Mary Banach, University of California, Davis; Frank E. Harrell, Jr., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Sally W. Thurston, University of Rochester
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Statistical Literacy as a Separate Course from Introductory Statistics
Robert Adam Molnar, Bellarmine University
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Establishing a Career in Statistics Education
Dennis Pearl, The Ohio State University; Robert DelMas, University of Minnesota; Herle McGowan, North Carolina State University; Hollylynne Stohl Lee, North Carolina State University
8:35 AM
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Implementing Modern Pedagogical Guidelines in Business Statistics: Challenges and Possible Solutions
Bodapati V.R. Gandhi, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
9:05 AM
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An Open-Source Textbook for Introductory Statistics
David Mark Diez, University of California, Los Angeles; Christopher D. Barr, Harvard University
9:50 AM
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Professional Organizations and the Learning of Statistics After College
Jorge Luis Romeu, Syracuse University
10:05 AM
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Statway: Integrating College-Level Introductory Statistics and Developmental Mathematics
Roxy Peck, Cal Poly; Rose Asera, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; John Climent, Cecil Community College; Robert Kimball, Wake Technical Community College; Myra Snell, Los Medanos College
10:35 AM
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Weight Calibration across Subject-Specific Samples in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Jennifer Kali, Westat; Tom Krenzke, Westat; Keith Rust, Westat; John Burke, Westat
11:05 AM
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The Efficacy of Intensive Statistical Programming Courses at the Undergraduate Level
Nicole Lyn Ifill, University of California, Santa Barbara; Dawn Holmes, University of California, Santa Barbara
11:05 AM
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An Undergraduate Senior Seminar Driven by Pro Bono Statistical Consulting
Douglas Andrews, Wittenberg University
11:20 AM
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The Central Limit Theorem in the Journal of Statistics Education
Juana Sanchez, University of California, Los Angeles; Nicolas Christou, University of California, Los Angeles; Ivo Dinov, University of California, Los Angeles
2:05 PM
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Ask Good Questions
Patricia B. Humphrey, Georgia Southern University; John D. McKenzie, Jr., Babson College; Edward Mansfield, The University of Alabama; Tom Short, John Carroll University
2:05 PM
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Quality and Quantity: Using Administrative Data for Scientific Purposes in Labor Market Research
Patrycja Scioch, IAB
2:20 PM
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Selecting Kindergarten Children by Three Stage Indirect Sampling
Hans Kiesl, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences
2:35 PM
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Bus Arrivals and Bunching: A Data-Collection and Analysis Project
Robert Adam Molnar, Bellarmine University
2:45 PM
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Student-Centered Instruction in a Theoretical Statistics Course
Samantha C. Bates Prins, James Madison University
3:05 PM
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Wednesday, 08/04/2010
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Promoting Statistical Literacy Among Clinical and Laboratory Researchers
Jeri E.F. Harwood, University of Colorado, Denver; Samantha MaWhinney, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver; John Kittelson, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver
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The History of Statistics: Teaching the Ancient Background of Modern Methods
Kirk Anderson, Grand Valley State University
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Nothin' but Fun
Harry James Norton, Carolinas Medical Center
8:35 AM
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Addressing the Lexical Ambiguity Associated with the Word Random in Introductory Statistics Classes
Diane Fisher, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Jennifer Kaplan, Michigan State University; Neal Rogness, Grand Valley State University
8:50 AM
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Empty K-Means Skill-Set Profile Clustering in Educational Testing
Nema Dean, University of Glasgow; Rebecca Nugent, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth Ayers, University of California, Berkeley
9:05 AM
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The STAT-ATTIC Website: A Database of Statistics Applets for Teaching Topics in Introductory Courses
Concetta Anne DePaolo, Indiana State University
9:05 AM
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The Role of Statistics in Science and Everyday Life: A First-Year Seminar
Jessica Chapman, St. Lawrence University
9:05 AM
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A Comprehensive Probability Project for the Upper-Division One-Semester Probability Course Using Yahtzee
Jason Wilson, Biola University
9:35 AM
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Assessment of Quantitative Reasoning Across a General Education Curriculum
Stephanie Lopez Cano, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Nandini Kannan, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ermine Orta, The University of Texas at San Antonio
9:35 AM
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Introducing Statistical Research to Undergraduate Mathematical Statistics Students using the Video Game Series Guitar Hero
Ivan Ramler, St. Lawrence University
9:50 AM
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Understanding Students' Attitudes Toward Statistics: New Perspectives Using Expectancy Value Theory of Motivation and the Survey of Attitudes Toward Statistics
Caroline Ann Ramirez, University of California, Davis; Esma Emmioglu, Middle East Technical University; Candace Schau, CS Consultants, LLC
10:35 AM
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Plans for the First Release of the American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates
Deborah Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau; Sharon Stern, U.S. Census Bureau; Alfredo Navarro, U.S. Census Bureau; Ken Hodges, Nielsen Claritas; Peter Lobo, New York City Department of City Planning
10:35 AM
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Statistical Concepts Busy Clinicians Need to Know
Darcy Vavrek, Western States Chiropractic College; Gordon Gyatt, McMaster University; Peter Wyer, Columbia University
11:05 AM
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Should I Use Gain Scores to Determine Treatment Effect from a Pretest-Posttest Design?: A Simulation Study
Michael Posner, Villanova University; AnneMichele Millar, Mount Saint Vincent University; Philip Yates, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
11:15 AM
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Presentation of Advanced Statistical Modeling Topics in the Graduate Dental Educational Setting
Deborah V. Dawson, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry
11:50 AM
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Assessing Changes in Students' Attitudes: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
AnneMichele Millar, Mount Saint Vincent University; Candace Schau, CS Consultants, LLC
11:55 AM
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Teaching Statistics in Master of Public Health Programs: The Opportunities and Challenges of an Online Format
Suhwon Lee, University of Missouri
12:05 PM
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Total Migraine Freedom: A Potential Primary Endpoint to Assess Acute Treatment in Migraine
Anthony J. Rodgers, Merck & Co., Inc.
2:35 PM
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Studying Student Learning Trajectories for Sampling Distributions by Using Simulation Activities
Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College; Stacey Hancock, Reed College; Jennifer Noll, Portland State University; Sean Simpson, Westchester Community College
2:45 PM
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Teacher Pay for Performance: Experimental Evidence from Nashville's Project on Incentives in Teaching
Matthew G. Springer, Vanderbilt University; Dale Ballou, Vanderbilt University; J.R. Lockwood, RAND Corporation; Daniel F. McCaffrey, RAND Corporation
3:05 PM
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Thursday, 08/05/2010
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Survey Data and Online Analysis Systems in the Classroom
Katie Genadek, University of Minnesota; JoAnne McFarland O'Rourke, University of Michigan; Marrill Shanks, University of California, Berkley; Tom W. Smith, NORC
8:35 AM
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The Role of Strategic Planning in Higher Education: Case Studies of Institutions
Chandra Aleong, Delaware State University; J Aleong, University of Vermont
8:50 AM
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GAISE Into Online Discussions
Michelle Everson, University of Minnesota
10:35 AM
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Statistics Training in a Data-Centric World
Samad Hedayat, University of Illinois at Chicago; Lisa M. LaVange, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Xiao-Li Meng, Harvard University; Deborah Nolan, University of California, Berkeley; Tommy Wright, U.S. Census Bureau
10:35 AM
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Initiatives to Create Guidelines for Statistics Education to Prepare Future Generations to Function Effectively in a Data-Centric World: A Progress Report
Carolyn Cuff, Westminster College; Christine Franklin, The University of Georgia; Katherine Halvorsen, Smith College
10:35 AM
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