Finding Internet Resources for Teaching Statistics
Using CAUSEweb
Ginger Holmes Rowell, Ph. D.Middle Tennessee State University
Roundtable Luncheon August 7, 2006; 12:30 – 1:50 pm2006 Joint Statistical Meetings
Seattle, Washington
• Overview of CAUSEweb.– Resources. – Professional Development.– Research.
• Searching and finding resources in CAUSEweb.
• Integrating materials into lessons.– Individually. – In the learning cycle.
• Handouts.
Agenda
Overview of CAUSEweb
CAUSE
CAUSE Partners with MERLOT
Roger Woodard - CAUSEweb Editor & Editor of the MERLOT Statistics Editorial Board
www.CAUSEweb.org
www.CAUSEweb.org
Digital Library for
Undergraduate Statistics Education
Two Facets: Peer-reviewed & “On-the-Web”
www.CAUSEweb.org
www.CAUSEweb.org
• CAUSEway Workshops.• US Conference On Teaching Statistics.
– USCOTS.• Webinars.• Future opportunities.
– Keep checking this website.
www.CAUSEweb.org
www.CAUSEweb.org
• Maintain and update Research web pages for CAUSEweb.
• Organize research sessions for USCOTS.
• Organize research workshops for CAUSE grants.
• Provide a list of resource people to contact for advice or mentoring regarding research in statistics education.
• Create ways to improve linkages across disciplines and develop collaborative projects, such as a research forum that brings together researchers from across the disciplines.
• Initiate projects that will help connect research to teaching practice.
• Serve as an advisory board for other research projects.
Searching and Finding Resources in CAUSEweb
• Ways to Search CAUSEweb.org:
– Regular search.
– Advanced search.
– Browse Categories.
– Statistical Topic.
CAUSEweb: Regular Search
Example: Central Limit Theorem.Type what your looking for here.
Get results here.
CAUSEweb: Regular Search
• This feature searches on:– Description.– Title.– Author.– URL.– Key Words.– Statistical Topic.
CAUSEweb: Regular Search
• This feature also searches on:– Application Area – the discipline for which
the resource is intended.
– Resource Type – what the resource is.
– Object Format – the technical format of the resource.
Searching: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
Searching: Resource Type
• Animation• Case Study• Collection• Dataset• Drill and Practice• Event• Image• Interactive Resource• Lecture/Presentation• Physical Object
• Quiz/Test• Reference Materials• Service• Simulation• Software• Sound• Text• Tutorial• Webpage
Searching: Object Format
• A few examples of Object Format.– Audio– Flash– HTML– Java Applet– JavaScript– PDF– Video– Other
CAUSEweb: Advanced Search
CAUSEweb: Browse Categories
• Lecture Examples• Laboratories• Out-of-class• Teaching
Methods• Datasets• Analysis Tools• Curriculum• Fun• Building Blocks• Multimedia• Forum
CAUSEweb: Statistical Topic
http://www.causeweb.org/resources
Recognizing What You’re Looking For
The Results Page
Title links to full record.
Description provides detailed information.
URL links directly to the resource.
Recognizing What You’re Looking For
The Full Record
Title and URL link directly to resource.
Other links go to results page for resources with the same label.
Integrating Materials into Lessons: Individual Resources
• Examples:– Case Study.– Applet.– Collection.
• Teacher’s Viewpoint.
Case Study Example
Case Study + Case Teaching Notes
= a “ready-to-go” classroom lesson
Teacher’s Viewpoint:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/markov/markov.html
Searching for “Related” Items
Related (or companion) items are identified
Applet Example
Statistical Java
Teacher’s Viewpoint:
• Demonstration during a lecture• Use “as is” in a computer lab• Assign some corresponding reading in addition to the applet• Make supplementary worksheet
http://kitchen.stat.vt.edu/~sundar/java/applets/CLT.html
Central LimitTheorem
Collections
Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lane/rvls.html
http://kitchen.stat.vt.edu/~sundar/java/applets/
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
http://www.math.uah.edu/stat/
Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics
Collection Example: Star Library
http://www.causeweb.org/repository/StarLibrary/activities/
Collection Example: WISETeacher’s Viewpoint: “It’s all right here.”
http://wise.cgu.edu/
Integrating Materials into Lessons: The Learning Cycle
Explore
Assess
Lecture
∆ Data Sets∆ Case Studies∆ Guided Demos∆ Simulations∆ Laboratories∆ Applets∆ Tutorials
∆ Teacher-directed Assessments◊ Laboratories◊ Homework Problems
∆ PowerPoint Slides∆ Reference Materials∆ History∆ Demonstrations:
◊ Applets◊ Videos◊ Simulations
∆ Self-directed Assessments◊ Immediate Feedback
A Time Series Example
Explore
Assess
Lecture
A teacher could show this video in class or have students watch the video as an out-of-class assignment.
This java applet can strengthen students’
understanding of time series by
allowing them to move or add data
points.
Teachers can select from a number of topics and choose from over 70 questions (and answers) for linear regression alone.
Time Series Example: Lecture
http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html
29 min. video
Time Series Example: Explore
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072868244/124727/LinearTE.html
Data can be added.
Points can be moved.
Time Series Example: Assess
Choose a category.
Over 70 questions on Regression alone.
http://www2.gsu.edu/~dscbms/ibs/qcontent.html
Environmental Engineering Example
A single course website addressing the entire
learning cycle.
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-017Computing-and-Data-Analysis-for-Environmental-ApplicationsFall2003/CourseHome/index.htm
Environmental Engineering Example
Explore
Assess
Lecture
23 separate lectures as PDF files. Most are 3-5 pages long.
MATLAB exercises.
Problem sets with solutions.
Practice quizzes and exams with solutions.
A Power Example
Explore
Assess
Lecture
The Environmental Protection Agency
describes the importance of analyzing the
power of a test.
This STAR Library entry describes a classroom activity that helps students understand the concept of power and how it relates to sample size.
HyperStat has some exercises that ask about topics related to power.
A Power Example: Lecture
http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/statprimer/power.html
A Power Example: Explore
http://www.causeweb.org/repository/StarLibrary/activities/blankenship_young2001
A Power Example: Assess
http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/power.html