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JOURNAL OF STATISTICS
E D U C A T I O N
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Volume 1, Number 1 (July 1993) ISSN: 1069-1898
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CONTENTS
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David S. Moore, "A Generation of Statistics jse/v1n1/moore
Education: An Interview with Frederick
Mosteller"
George Cobb, "Reconsidering Statistics Education: jse/v1n1/cobb
A National Science Foundation Conference"
Joan B. Garfield, "Teaching Statistics Using jse/v1n1/garfield
Small-Group Cooperative Learning"
J. Tim Arnold, "The Structure and Philosophy jse/v1n1/arnold
of the Journal of Statistics Education"
TEACHING BITS: A RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS jse/v1n1/resource
OF STATISTICS
DATA SETS AND STORIES:
Robin H. Lock, J. Tim Arnold, jse/v1n1/datasets
"Introduction and Guidelines"
Robin H. Lock, "1993 New Car Data" jse/v1n1/datasets.lock
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ABSTRACTS
David S. Moore, "A Generation of Statistics Education:
An Interview with Frederick Mosteller"
ABSTRACT: This interview was conducted for JSE at the
Harvard Department of Statistics on December 18, 1992.
The topics discussed include the history and future of
statistics education, the use of video and computers
in teaching statistics, the role of data analysis
in statistics textbooks, innovation in the classroom,
and graduate education. --[ed.]
George Cobb, "Reconsidering Statistics Education:
A National Science Foundation Conference"
ABSTRACT: Recent survey data demonstrate an acute need for
curricular resources in statistics. The first half of this
paper summarizes and compares a dozen current or recent NSF
projects, most of which are developing such resources.
Nearly all these projects involve activities for statistical
laboratories, at least implicitly, although the labs are
used in a variety of ways: for analysis of archival data
sets, for hands-on production of data for analysis, and for
simulation-based learning. These three kinds of labs are
compared in terms of their complementary sets of advantages.
This paper grows out of a small conference which brought
together NSF Program Officers, Principal Investigators and
Co-PIs of the projects, and a half-dozen other teachers of
statistics. The second half of the paper develops four
themes from the conference: (1) Questioning standard
assumptions, (2) Resistances to change, (3) Total Quality
Management, and (4) Educational Assessment. These themes
are (a) offered (modestly) as useful guides to thinking
about teaching statistics, then (b) exploited (shamelessly)
to argue for a scorched-earth assault on our introductory
courses. --GC
Joan B. Garfield, "Teaching Statistics Using
Small-Group Cooperative Learning"
ABSTRACT: Current recommendations for reforming statistics
education include the use of cooperative learning activities
as a form of active learning to supplement or replace
traditional lectures. This paper describes the use of
cooperative learning activities in teaching and learning
statistics. Different ways of using cooperative learning
activities are described along with reasons for implementing
this type of instructional method. Characteristics of good
activities and guidelines for the use of groups and
evaluation of group products are suggested. --JG
J. Tim Arnold, "The Structure and Philosophy
of the Journal of Statistics Education"
ABSTRACT: The _Journal of Statistics Education_ (JSE) has
a unique structure and an inclusive philosophy that have
technical consequences for readers and authors. This paper,
a message from the journal's managing editor, explains why
the JSE was built to have its unique structure, the format
of information available to readers, and the effect the
philosophy will have. The paper's Appendix outlines three
groups of readers and associated methods of accessing the
journal. The Appendix also describes the purpose and
contents of the associated JSE Information Service. --TA
"Teaching Bits: A Resource for Teachers of Statistics"
ABSTRACT: This column features "bits" of information
sampled from a variety of sources that may be of interest
to teachers of statistics. Joan Garfield will be
abstracting information from the literature on teaching and
learning statistics, while Laurie Snell will be summarizing
resources from the news and other media that may be used
with students to provoke discussions or serve as a basis
for classroom activities or student projects. --JG
Robin H. Lock, J. Tim Arnold, "Datasets and Stories:
Introduction and Guidelines"
ABSTRACT: We describe the purpose of the "Datasets and
Stories" section of this journal. Guidelines for submitting
datasets and articles to this section are discussed.
Instructions are provided for retrieving data from the JSE
data archives. --RL
Robin Lock, "1993 New Car Data"
ABSTRACT: The 93CARS dataset contains information on 93
new cars for the 1993 model year. Measures given include
price, mpg ratings, engine size, body size, and indicators
of features. The 26 variables in the dataset offer
sufficient variety to illustrate a broad range of
statistical techniques typically found in introductory
courses. --RL
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Editor: E. Jacquelin Dietz
Managing Editor: J. Tim Arnold
Editors, Teaching Bits: A Resource for Teachers of Statistics:
Joan Garfield
J. Laurie Snell
Editors, Data Sets and Stories:
J. Tim Arnold
Robin H. Lock
Editorial Board:
Donald Bentley Eiki Satake
George Cobb Richard L. Scheaffer
Janice Derr Judith Singer
Peter Holmes Henry B. Slotnick
Gudmund Iversen Eric R. Sowey
Thomas Johnson W. Robert Stephenson
Peter A. Lachenbruch William Swallow
James M. Landwehr Jim Swift
David S. Moore Michael J. Symons
Mary Parker John Wasik
Walter R. Pirie Ann E. Watkins
Allen H. Reed Jeffrey Witmer
Thomas Reiland
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