Developing and Evaluating a Hands-on Learning Tool Employing Air Temperature Data for Use by Primary and Junior High School Students in Introductory Data Mining Classes

我们已经开发并评估了一个实践学习工具，供小学和初中学生在数据挖掘入门课程中使用。这款专门的计算机软件可以根据气温信息制作统计图形和图表，它包含了日本60个地点包括所有县都会的气温数据。它可以通过一个简单的过程从用户选择的数据自动生成可视化，例如线形图和散点图。我们还确认，即使用户没有统计学和数据分析的知识，也可以使用生成的图形和图表直观地看到相关性，周期和趋势等统计模式。

We have developed and evaluated a hands-on learning tool for use by primary and junior high school students in introductory data mining classes. This specialized computer software can make statistical graphs and diagrams based on air temperature information, and it contains air temperature data from 60 locations in Japan including all the prefectural capitals. It can automatically generate visualizations, such as line graphs and scatter diagrams, from data that the user has selected through a simple process. We have also confirmed that the user can use the generated graphs and diagrams to intuitively see statistical patterns such as correlations, cycles and trends even if they have no knowledge of statistics and data analysis.