Abstract Details
Activity Number:
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373
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Statistical Education
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Abstract #310862
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Title:
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TigerStat: An Immersive 3-D Game for Statistics Classes
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Author(s):
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Kevin Cummiskey*+ and John Jackson
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Companies:
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United States Military Academy and United States Military Academy
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Keywords:
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games ;
pedagogy ;
regression
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Abstract:
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Technological advances in recent years have changed the possibilities for incorporating non-traditional learning approaches into the classroom. In this presentation we will demonstrate use of a 3-D game, TigerStat, for teaching statistics. In addition to demonstrating the game, we will present the first investigative lab module (lab) developed for teaching simple linear regression in an introductory statistics course. The lab emphasizes statistical thinking and the process of scientific inquiry to students using the game as a part of the data collection effort. The game-based lab presents a research question in the context of a case study and encourages students to follow a complete process of statistical analysis. The game and lab materials were developed as part of NSF grant TUES DUE #1043814 and software development by Tietronix Software.
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