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Activity Number: 435
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #305384
Title: Analogies and Other Strategies To Help Students Use Intuition To Understand Concepts
Author(s): Lawrence M. Lesser*+
Companies: The University of Texas at El Paso
Address: Department of Mathematical Sciences, El Paso, TX, 79968-0514,
Keywords: analogy ; representation ; intuition ; counterintuitive ; teaching ; concepts
Abstract:

Many strategies can be useful in helping students develop intuition for basic statistical concepts. Such strategies could include visual representations, analogies, or metaphors. These strategies can even help demystify important scenarios (e.g., Simpson's Paradox), perceived as counterintuitive initially. Teachers and texts vary greatly in when, how, and how much they choose and use these strategies. Statisticians, teachers, and education researchers are invited to join the dialogue about implementation and assessment issues and to identify examples and resources in this area. (To whet your appetite, you might enjoy "Engaging the Intuition in Statistics to Motivate" on the College Board AP Statistics Course homepage.)

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