Finding Internet Resources for Teaching Statistics Using CAUSEweb

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Finding Internet Resources for Teaching
Statistics Using CAUSEweb
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• Ginger Holmes Rowell, Ph. D.
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Roundtable Luncheon
• August 7, 2006 1230 150 pm
• 2006 Joint Statistical Meetings
• Seattle, Washington

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Agenda

• Overview of CAUSEweb.
• Resources.
• Professional Development.
• Research.
• Searching and finding resources in CAUSEweb.
• Integrating materials into lessons.
• Individually.
• In the learning cycle.
• Handouts.

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Overview of CAUSEweb
CAUSE
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CAUSE Partners with MERLOT

• Roger Woodard - CAUSEweb Editor
• Editor of the MERLOT Statistics Editorial Board

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www.CAUSEweb.org
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www.CAUSEweb.org
Digital Library for Undergraduate Statistics
Education
Two Facets Peer-reviewed On-the-Web
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www.CAUSEweb.org
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www.CAUSEweb.org

• CAUSEway Workshops.
• US Conference On Teaching Statistics.
• USCOTS.
• Webinars.
• Future opportunities.
• Keep checking this website.

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www.CAUSEweb.org
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www.CAUSEweb.org

• Maintain and update Research web pages for
  CAUSEweb.
• Organize research sessions for USCOTS.
• Organize research workshops for CAUSE grants.
• Provide a list of resource people to contact for
  advice or mentoring regarding research in
  statistics education.
• Create ways to improve linkages across
  disciplines and develop collaborative projects,
  such as a research forum that brings together
  researchers from across the disciplines.
• Initiate projects that will help connect research
  to teaching practice.
• Serve as an advisory board for other research
  projects.

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Searching and Finding Resources in CAUSEweb

• Ways to Search CAUSEweb.org
• Regular search.
• Advanced search.
• Browse Categories.
• Statistical Topic.

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CAUSEweb Regular Search

• Example Central Limit Theorem.

Type what your looking for here.
Get results here.
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CAUSEweb Regular Search

• This feature searches on
• Description.
• Title.
• Author.
• URL.
• Key Words.
• Statistical Topic.

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CAUSEweb Regular Search

• This feature also searches on
• Application Area the discipline for which the
  resource is intended.
• Resource Type what the resource is.
• Object Format the technical format of the
  resource.

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SearchingApplication Areas

• Health Science
• Humanities
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Sports and Games

• Agriculture
• Art and Music
• Astronomy
• Biology
• Business
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Geology

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Searching Resource Type

• Animation
• Case Study
• Collection
• Dataset
• Drill and Practice
• Event
• Image
• Interactive Resource
• Lecture/Presentation
• Physical Object

• Quiz/Test
• Reference Materials
• Service
• Simulation
• Software
• Sound
• Text
• Tutorial
• Webpage

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Searching Object Format

• A few examples of Object Format.
• Audio
• Flash
• HTML
• Java Applet
• JavaScript
• PDF
• Video
• Other

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CAUSEweb Advanced Search
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CAUSEweb Browse Categories

• Lecture Examples
• Laboratories
• Out-of-class
• Teaching Methods
• Datasets
• Analysis Tools
• Curriculum
• Fun
• Building Blocks
• Multimedia
• Forum

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CAUSEweb Statistical Topic
http//www.causeweb.org/resources
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Recognizing What Youre Looking For

• The Results Page

Title links to full record.
Description provides detailed information.
URL links directly to the resource.
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Recognizing What Youre Looking For

• The Full Record

Title and URL link directly to resource. Other
links go to results page for resources with the
same label.
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Integrating Materials into Lessons Individual
Resources

• Examples
• Case Study.
• Applet.
• Collection.
• Teachers Viewpoint.

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Case Study Example
Teachers Viewpoint

• Case Study Case Teaching Notes

a ready-to-go classroom lesson
http//ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/
markov/markov.html
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Searching for Related Items

• Related (or companion) items are identified

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Applet Example
Statistical Java
Central Limit Theorem

• Teachers Viewpoint
• Demonstration during a lecture
• Use as is in a computer lab
• Assign some corresponding reading in addition to
  the applet
• Make supplementary worksheet

• http//kitchen.stat.vt.edu/sundar/java/applets/CL
  T.html

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Collections
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Collection Example Star Library
http//www.causeweb.org/repository/StarLibrary/act
ivities/
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Collection Example WISE
Teachers Viewpoint Its all right here.
http//wise.cgu.edu/
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Integrating Materials into Lessons The Learning
Cycle

• Data Sets
• Case Studies
• Guided Demos
• Simulations
• Laboratories
• Applets
• Tutorials

• PowerPoint Slides
• Reference Materials
• History
• Demonstrations
• Applets
• Videos
• Simulations

• Teacher-directed Assessments
• Laboratories
• Homework Problems

• Self-directed Assessments
• Immediate Feedback

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A Time Series Example
A teacher could show this video in class or have
students watch the video as an out-of-class
assignment.
This java applet can strengthen students
understanding of time series by allowing them to
move or add data points.
Teachers can select from a number of topics and
choose from over 70 questions (and answers) for
linear regression alone.
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Time Series Example Lecture
29 min. video
http//www.learner.org/resources/series65.html
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Time Series Example Explore
Points can be moved.
Data can be added.
http//highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072
868244/124727/LinearTE.html
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Time Series Example Assess
Choose a category.
Over 70 questions on Regression alone.
http//www2.gsu.edu/dscbms/ibs/qcontent.html
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Environmental Engineering Example
A single course website addressing the entire
learning cycle.
http//ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-
Engineering/1-017Computing-and-Data-Analysis-for-E
nvironmental-ApplicationsFall2003/CourseHome/index
.htm
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Environmental Engineering Example
Problem sets with solutions.
23 separate lectures as PDF files. Most are 3-5
pages long.
MATLAB exercises.
Practice quizzes and exams with solutions.
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A Power Example
The Environmental Protection Agency describes the
importance of analyzing the power of a test.
This STAR Library entry describes a classroom
activity that helps students understand the
concept of power and how it relates to sample
size.
HyperStat has some exercises that ask about
topics related to power.
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A Power Example Lecture

• http//www.epa.gov/bioindicators/statprimer/power.
  html

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A Power Example Explore

• http//www.causeweb.org/repository/StarLibrary/act
  ivities/blankenship_young2001

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A Power Example Assess
http//davidmlane.com/hyperstat/power.html