Effects of the amount of activity on the learning of data analysis and sampling distribution in the context of statistics teaching: an imperfect comparison/ los efectos de la cantidad de actividades en el aprendizaje del análisis de datos...

This article examined the tradeoff between data analysis and simulations in the learning of statistics. In order to do this, the article compared two different interventions aimed at teaching statistics. One intervention used data analysis tools and focused on examples and long exercises that requir...

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Autores:
Corredor, Javier Alejandro
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2012
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/39519
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/39519
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/29616/
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/29616/2/
Palabra clave:
statistical reasoning
data analysis
simulation
online resources
new technologies
razonamiento estadístico
análisis de datos
simulaciones
recursos virtuales
TICs
racionamento estatístico
análise de dados
simulações
recursos virtuais
TICs
Rights
openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:This article examined the tradeoff between data analysis and simulations in the learning of statistics. In order to do this, the article compared two different interventions aimed at teaching statistics. One intervention used data analysis tools and focused on examples and long exercises that required students to interpret data. The other intervention used simulations and focused on formal aspects of probability related to statistical inference. Then, both perspectives were contrasted in their effectiveness to teach ANOVA. The intervention that used simulations improved students' knowledge about probability, sampling and sample size effects. The intervention that used data analysis tools showed no significant effects on students' data analysis knowledge.