Online Statistics Education: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study

在线统计教育：交互式多媒体学习课程

• 批准号: 0089435
• 负责人: David Lane
• 金额: $ 40.2万
• 依托单位: William Marsh Rice University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-02-01 至 2006-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0089435&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Online; Statistics; Education; Interactive; Multimedia

Interdisciplinary (99) The Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics (RVLS) is an integrated collection of simulations, case studies, routines for data analysis, and explanatory text and is designed to implement reforms in statistics education that were proposed in the early 1990's. These reforms include (a) placing less emphasis on mathematics and more emphasis on data analysis, (b) developing simulations to make abstract concepts more concrete and to allow students to discover important principles themselves, (c) increasing the use of real data, and (d) including hands-on activities or active learning tasks (learning by doing). Measured by its use over the internet, the RVLS has been successful in providing resources for classroom instructors. Its major limitation, however, is that it does not provide a complete and autonomous curriculum. Specifically, it does not contain stand alone teaching modules that allow students to learn autonomously without the guidance of the formal classroom setting. To remedy this, we developed an on-line multimedia textbook in statistics, incorporating and extending the materials in the RVLS. The textbook consists of modules that integrate lecture segments, simulations, self-testing exercises, and real data from case studies. Its lectures are available as audio overlays of "blackboard" presentations (in addition to a pure text option). Students' performances on exercises at the end of each chapter are recorded (optionally) as evidence of mastery of particular topics. The textbook is freely available on the internet. The project embodies a collaborative effort between Rice University and the University of Houston-Downtown Campus. This collaboration ensures that the materials are appropriate for students with varying degrees of mathematical background. It also serves to broaden the participation of under-represented groups since the University of Houston-Downtown Campus serves primarily minority students.

跨学科（99）在统计水稻虚拟实验室（RVLS）是模拟，案例研究，数据分析例程和解释性文本的综合集合，旨在实施在20世纪90年代初提出的统计教育改革。这些改革包括：（a）减少对数学的强调，而更多地强调数据分析;（B）开展模拟活动，使抽象的概念更加具体，让学生自己发现重要的原则;（c）增加使用真实的数据;（d）包括动手活动或主动学习任务（边做边学）。通过其在互联网上的使用来衡量，RVLS在为课堂教师提供资源方面取得了成功。然而，它的主要局限性是它没有提供一个完整和自主的课程。具体来说，它不包含独立的教学模块，让学生自主学习，没有正式的课堂环境的指导。为了弥补这一点，我们开发了一个在线多媒体教科书的统计，纳入和扩展RVLS中的材料。本书由整合了演讲片段、模拟、自我测试练习和来自案例研究的真实的数据的模块组成。它的讲座可以作为“黑板”演示的音频覆盖（除了纯文本选项）。学生在每章结尾的练习中的表现被记录（可选）作为掌握特定主题的证据。这本教科书在互联网上免费提供。该项目体现了莱斯大学和休斯顿大学市中心校区之间的合作努力。这种合作确保了材料适合不同程度的数学背景的学生。它还有助于扩大代表性不足群体的参与，因为休斯顿大学市中心校区主要为少数民族学生服务。