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Activity Number:
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294
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007 : 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 - #309968 |
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Title:
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Expectations for Statistical Literacy: A Survey of College Faculty
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Author(s):
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S. David Kriska*+ and Mark C. Fulcomer and Marcia M. Sass
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Companies:
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Restat Systems and Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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Address:
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3758 Surrey Hill Place, Upper Arlington, OH, 43220,
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Keywords:
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Statistical literacy ; introductory statistics ; statistical tasks
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Abstract:
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Statisticians will certainly agree on the need for statistical literacy among college graduates, but specifying what constitutes statistical literacy is debatable. As part of an effort to better understand the concept, Kriska, Fulcomer, and Sass (2006) proposed the development of a 68 item survey instrument applicable to a variety of situations. This presentation describes the use of the resulting survey instrument with university faculty responding from perspectives of the literacy demands for a range of specific courses they teach. The results include an overall item analysis summarized over all courses included in the sample as well as comments on specific findings by various areas.
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