Statistics Education Teaching and Learning Online Resources: Find Them Using CAUSEweb Ginger Holmes Rowell, Scott McDaniel, Lisa Green, Megan Hall Middle Tennessee State University United States Conference on Teaching Statistics May 19, 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Overview CAUSE, CAUSEweb, & MERLOTCAUSE, CAUSEweb, & MERLOT Teaching and Learning Cycle (TLC)Teaching and Learning Cycle (TLC) Searching & Finding ItemsSearching & Finding Items TLC AssignmentTLC Assignment ShareShare Wrap-upWrap-up

Digital Library for Undergraduate Statistics Education CAUSEway Workshops USCOTS Webinars Future opportunities (keep checking this website) Getting Started Guidelines for Research Readings & Publications Literature Index Dissertations Working Groups & Projects News Calendar

Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching and

Teaching and Learning Cycle PowerPoint slides Reference Materials History Demonstrations: o Applets o Videos o Simulations Teacher-directed assessments o Laboratories o Homework Problems Self-directed assessments o Immediate Feedback Data Sets Case Studies Guided Demos Simulations Laboratories Applets Tutorials Assess Explore Lecture

TLC: Regression Explore Assess Lecture An in-class activity from the STAR Library can help introduce the concept of regression. Using self-tests like this one from Biometry: Statistics for Ecology, students can submit their answers and receive immediate feedback regarding questions answered correctly and questions or topics needing improvement. Applets like this one from SticiGui Java Tools allow students to explore changes in the data to see how they affect the regression line.

TLC: Regression Lecture

TLC: Regression Explore

TLC: Regression Assess

Explore Assess Lecture The Intuitor site contains an introduction to hypothesis testing, relating it to what happens at a criminal trial. rs.html DIGSTATS contains examples and data sets, like the one below about Acid Rain. TS/Sitemap.html The ARTIST database contains questions classified by topic and learning outcomes. TLC: Hypothesis Testing

DIG Stats

ARTIST: Assessment Resource Tools for Improving Statistical Thinking Login: Password: ginger123

Searching & Finding Resources Ways to searchWays to search –Browse Categories Material TypeMaterial Type Statistical TopicStatistical Topic –Regular search –Advanced search ExampleExample

Searching: Browse Categories

Searching: Regular Search CAUSEweb Search ToolsCAUSEweb Search Tools –Keywords Statistical TopicStatistical Topic Material TypeMaterial Type Application Area (i.e. subject)Application Area (i.e. subject) Resource TypeResource Type Object FormatObject Format

Type your keyword in the search field.Type your keyword in the search field. Click the title of the item to display the record.Click the title of the item to display the record. Click the link to your keyword to see all the items labeled by that keyword.Click the link to your keyword to see all the items labeled by that keyword. Searching: Keywords

Searching Keywords: Biology

Keywords: Application Areas Agriculture Art and Music Astronomy Biology Business Chemistry Computer Science Engineering Geology Health Science Humanities Mathematics Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sports and Games

Keywords Resource Types Animation Case Study Collection Drill and Practice Lecture/ Presentation Quiz/Test Reference Materials Simulation Sound Tutorial Webpage Object Formats CD-ROM Executable Program Flash html Java Applet Javascript jpeg pdf Shockwave Video Xml zip

Searching: Advanced Search

For the Record Results Page Title – link to full record Description of material URL – link to resource

On the Record Relation: related materials

Searching Hint Combine Content Keywords with Browse Categories with Resource TypesCombine Content Keywords with Browse Categories with Resource Types –Collection + Applet + Tutorial –T-test + Analysis Tool –Analysis Tool + Collection – …

Examples Content SearchingContent Searching Resource Type SearchingResource Type Searching Application Area SearchingApplication Area Searching Format SearchingFormat Searching Combination SearchingCombination Searching

Content Searching: Central Limit Theorem Statistical Java:

Resource Type Searching: Case Study National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science:

Application Area Searching: Business Practice Questions for Business Statistics:

Object Formats Searching: Video Against All Odds:

Combination Searching: Applet + Tutorial WISE:

Collections Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics

“Collection” but not “Collections”

Finding Is Better than Searching* Woo-hoo! This is it! *When you are hurrying to get ready for class.

TLC Assignment Get into groups.Get into groups. Pick a topic from Intro Stat.Pick a topic from Intro Stat. Find items to fit “Lecture/Explore/Assess.”Find items to fit “Lecture/Explore/Assess.” URL:URL: Share!Share!

Wrap-Up CAUSEweb is a great place to find materials for teaching statistics.CAUSEweb is a great place to find materials for teaching statistics. If you have any questions or ideas, please contact us:If you have any questions or ideas, please contact us: If you are interested in reviewing contact:If you are interested in reviewing contact: