Using Games and Case Studies to Engage Students in the Introductory Class

• Activity Number: 199
• Type: Roundtables
• Date/Time: Monday, August 4, 2014 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
• Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
• Author(s): Shonda Kuiper*+
• Companies: Grinnell College
• Keywords: Hypothesis Testing ; Research-Like Activities ; Games ; Techonology ; Case Studies ; Class Testing

Abstract

Lack of resources and large class sizes can make it difficult to teach the entire process involved in statistical inference, especially in the introductory course. Instead of teaching statistics as a collection of facts and mathematical calculations, we hope to excite the power of innovation and creativity that occur within real-world data analysis. What is the best way to introduce inference in a real-world context? How can we use technology to ease the work load for faculty and make the process more engaging for students? We will discuss current literature in incorporating research-like experiences into the classroom and potential opportunities for class testing these ideas.