Abstract #302152

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JSM 2003 Abstract #302152
Activity Number: 303
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #302152
Title: An Application of the Action Research Model for Assessment: Preliminary Report
Author(s): Ginger Holmes Rowell*+ and M. Leigh Lunsford and Tracy Goodson-Espy
Companies: Middle Tennessee State University and Athens State University and University of Alabama, Huntsville
Address: Mathematical Sciences, Murfreesboro, TN, 37132,
Keywords: statistics education ; assessment
Abstract:

This project applies the action research model to evaluate the success of making a change in the instructional materials and the instructional strategies in two different types of post-calculus probability and statistics courses at two different universities. The instructional materials focus on active and cooperative learning, visualization of concepts, and use of simulation. This paper presents the preliminary results associated with applying the four phases of the action research model which are to determine 1) What is the learning problem? 2) What technique can be used to address the learning problem? 3) What type of evidence can be gathered to show whether the implementation is effective? 4) What should be done next based on what was learned? Resources will be shared for the application of the action research model to the teacher experimentation cycle.

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