Evaluating the Statistical Thinking of Students Enrolled in a Randomization-Based Curriculum

• Activity Number: 414
• Type: Topic Contributed
• Date/Time: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
• Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
• Author(s): Bob delMas*
• Companies: University of Minnesota
• Keywords: statistical thinking ; simulation ; randomization ; bootstrap

Abstract

Problem solving interviews were conducted with 9 undergraduates enrolled in a first course in statistics that teaches statistical thinking and reasoning through randomization-based methods (e.g., simulation, randomization, bootstrapping). Evidence for the development of the students' statistical thinking throughout the 14-week course will be presented.