This paper is from Session 8C: Making sense of risk

which comes under Topic 8: Research in statistics education

Other papers under session 8C ... 8C1: Teaching uncertainty and risk in mathematics and science 8C2: Conditions for risk assessment as a topic for probabilistic education 8C4: Workshop: Tools for exploring ideas about risk

(Wednesday 14th, 11:00-13:00)

Exploring risk through simulation

Presenter

• Tim Erickson (Epistemological Engineering, United States)

Abstract

To understand risk, you have to connect statistics and probability. That makes risk a hard topic, but risky contexts are also interesting and meaningful; one can argue that they are some of the most important for our citizens to understand. The Data Games project is developing web-based games and lessons. These games produce data—often a lot of data—that students analyze in order to improve their performance. This paper discusses the role of risk in curriculum choice, and our experience field-testing one of these activities in US schools with students ages 16–18.

Other papers under session 8C ... 8C1: Teaching uncertainty and risk in mathematics and science 8C2: Conditions for risk assessment as a topic for probabilistic education 8C4: Workshop: Tools for exploring ideas about risk