Making Data Collection and Analysis Fun, Fast, and Flexible with Classroom Stats. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Childers, Adam F.; Taylor, David G.
• Is Part Of: PRIMUS. Volume 31:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 91
• Page End: 98
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Data collection -- mobile application -- visual statistical methods -- statistics education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 510.711
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2020.1780534
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1051-1970

Abstract

Abstract : Teaching introductory statistics is a service requirement for many mathematics faculty, and the audience is often anxious about the subject and not always excited about the material. Making class fun, relevant, and visually stimulating is key to keeping students engaged in the material and also in promoting student learning. Collecting data from the students, be it demographic information or experimental data, can achieve this, and immediately invites the students to be interested in the data and motivated to answer-related research questions. To facilitate and speed up this process, we developed the free data collection and analysis platform Classroom Stats which is designed to make class more fun and to improve student learning through straightforward visual analysis of the data. In this paper, we will discuss the importance of using student generated data in class and how to use Classroom Stats to make the process easy and efficient.