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Activity Number:
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133
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 4, 2008 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #300886 |
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Title:
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Teaching Through Service Learning (SL): Getting Statistics out of the Classroom While Enhancing Learning
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Author(s):
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Amy L. Phelps*+ and Norean R. Sharpe*+ and Paul J. Roback*+ and Beth Walters*+
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Companies:
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Duquesne University and Babson College and St. Olaf College and Loyola College in Maryland
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Address:
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600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, 314 Babson Hall, Babson Park, MA, 02457, 206 Old Music Hall , Northfield, MN, 55057 , Department of Mathematical Sciences, Baltimore, MD, 21210,
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Keywords:
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Service Learning ; Consulting Projects ; Classroom Pedagogy
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Abstract:
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"Service learning refers to a method under which students apply particular concepts to real-life situations" (Furco 2003). It is a classroom pedagogy that integrates community service and reflective thinking to enhance student learning and social responsibility while providing a needed service to a community partner. The purpose of this session is to present examples of SL consulting projects and pedagogy which can be used in an introductory nonmajor or a statistics major course. Topics include finding projects, student meetings and work with projects, classroom requirements, instructor involvement, project results, and student and project feedback. The use of student reflections will be introduced to show how this aspect of SL enhances learning while giving the student a sense of community involvement and personal development. Ideas will be shared in a breakout session format.
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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