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This is a session of Topic 8: Other determinants & developments in Statistics education             Full topic list

(Tuesday 4th, 14:00-15:30)

Mass media and statistics

Organiser

• Shir Ming Shen (Hong Kong)

Abstract

Nowadays information is being generated with amazing speed and much of it is being disseminated by the mass media in various statistical forms. The mass media is therefore an importer and an exporter of statistics which, in turn, leads to the need for reporters, editors and readers to be knowledgeable in statistics. On the other hand, the mass media has also become a rich resource for statistical education. In this session, we shall see how educators effectively make use of the mass media in their teaching of statistics. New media forms and new technology also play an important role in this area.

Papers

Paper	Title	Presenter(s) / Author(s)
8A1	Media studies and Statistics: real-world demands, classroom quandaries, and on-line solutions	Fred Zandpour (United States) Tony Rimmer (United States)
8A2	News-based learning of Statistics	Philip Yu (Hong Kong) Wing K Fung
8A3	Using media reports to develop statistical literacy in year 10 students	Lynda Merriman (New Zealand)