Tim Arnold
The Role of Electronic Communication in Statistics Education
uslli current problems n statistics education many rcsearchers wricers poinied tilat great 11eeci rt improve nlcthods statistics education bisgaard 1997 cobb 39 snee 1993statistical literacy becone social iuperativc arc lo share responsible thoughtftrl citizcrryhowever often classrooin students isolated worlting silcnt interactioz wit11 printed rnnterinl r working l r u g l coafcbook cotnpttter horneworfc assigrlmentsit forcing student go ccrraill r n lcnrrling somehow nlagicnlly happen13ut ns beer1 pointed ouc p r c v l iiiel levin 1790 students ntusr active learners engaging exploration ideas cornnutlicaciig ideas eich znd time themselvesthe value active participation studenr coilaboratioi well knowtt tlle problem ivestrrrcture learning envirorinlent gain valuetoclays students also need skills expression skills sharing ideas informarionseldorn statisticiarr need answer arzd nced co coxnmunicatc answeric seems apparcnr statistics cdcators wllether statisticians staristicaliy literate citizers must bc coxcerned teactling methods creating connmurticating sratistics information1 1 1 foster cornmulication sltills students rxtsr allowed practice cornrnrnicating n classroorrilcleecl e c r becomillg aware importance social interaction rllc classroom riel 1990there problems malciilg changes coutse teachers cannot teorganize classes ro ixeet