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Activity Number:
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282
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Type:
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Topic Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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| Abstract - #305467 |
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Title:
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Livening Up the Introductory Statistics Course with Nontraditional Media Resources
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Author(s):
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Page C. Moore*+
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Companies:
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Address:
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Department of Biotatistics, Little Rock, AR, 72205,
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Keywords:
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Alternative Media Resources ; personal response device ; Teaching biostatistics ; audience response device ; Innovative teaching ; clickers
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Abstract:
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The basic introductory statistics course is a course that is now required for most graduate as well as undergraduate degrees. However, it generally remains a course that most students do not look forward to taking usually due to anxiety fears and/or a general lack of interest in statistics which often leads to classroom boredom. We as professors of statistics are constantly looking for ways to "liven up" the topic for those who are not as enthusiastic about it as we are with the hopes of engaging the students throughout the entire class period. In this paper, I present my experience with incorporating non-traditional media resources, specifically the audience response device, into an introductory Biostatistics graduate level classroom that is cross-listed between both the graduate school and the college of public health.
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