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This paper is from Session 7D: Interactive software targeting specific statistical concepts

which comes under Topic 7: Technology in Statistics education             Full topic list

(Thursday 6th, 10:30-12:30)

Interactive simulations in the teaching of Statistics: promise and pitfalls

Presenter

• Camille Peres (United States)

Co-author

• David Lane

Abstract

Research on discovery learning and simulation training are reviewed with the focus on principles relevant to the teaching of statistics. Research indicates that even a well-designed simulation is unlikely to be an effective teaching tool unless students' interaction with it is carefully structured. Asking students to anticipate the results of a simulation before interacting with it appears to be an effective instructional technique. Examples of simulations using this technique from the project Online Statistics Education: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study (http://psych.rice.edu/online_stat/) are presented.