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Activity Number:
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269
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 5, 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 - #302539 |
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Title:
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Look, Ma, No Textbook! Computerized Statistics Learning
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Author(s):
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Sandra Clarkson*+ and Bill Williams+
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Companies:
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Hunter College of CUNY and Hunter College of CUNY
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Address:
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695 Park Avenue, New York, 10065, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065,
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Keywords:
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computer-based ; understanding ; multimedia ; statistics
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Abstract:
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An innovative multimedia program ActivStats allows students access to film clips, interactive text and a statistical data analysis package. It allows instructors to teach in a totally different manner---without a text. Our lectureless course serves 800 students a semester in more than 30 sections taught in computer labs by adjunct instructors. Students study statistics using the CD-ROM, discuss the material with their professors and with each other, and use a creative, intuitive data analysis program to graph data and calculate statistics. Graphics is emphasized. As part of the course requirement, students are given moderately large data sets and asked to analyze them and write a 'report' to a non-statistician. For assessment, we are using the CAOS pretest and posttest to assess growth in understanding and a common final. We will discuss our philosophy, approach and results.
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- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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