A Look at the Literature (and Other Resources) on Teaching Statistics

Betsy Jane Becker

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 1996, vol. 21, issue 1, 71-90

Abstract: Statistics instructors and others interested in the teaching of statistics will find many print and nonprint resources on this topic. The print literature on the teaching of statistics is largely anecdotal and comprises mainly recommendations for instruction based on the experiences and intuitions of individual instructors. Less than 30% of the print literature reports the results of empirical studies, but these cover a broad range of topics, including the use of computers in statistics instruction, teaching materials, and teaching strategies. A large portion of the nonempirical literature is devoted to descriptions of statistics courses and specific lessons that, though untested, still provide a resource for instruction. Recently numerous nonprint (electronic) resources for instruction, problem solving, and discussions about statistics instruction have also become available. These include many data sets and other instructional resources, statistics discussion groups, and the electronic Journal of Statistics Education.

Keywords: Internet resources; statistics instruction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.3102/10769986021001071

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