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W. M. Keck Statistical Literacy Project:

Project Status

Major Milestones

1993:    Statistical Literacy first taught in the Department of Business Administration.

1997:    Quantitative Reasoning (Statistical Literacy) approved as a catalog course in General Studies.

2001:    W. M. Keck Foundation funds Augsburg's proposal.   Statistical Literacy Brochure (PDF)

2002:    New graphical techniques for teaching confounding are introduced. 

2003:    New graphical techniques for teaching statistical significance are introduced.  See paper for ICME-10.

2003:    New algebraic conditions for predicting the influence of confounders are created and taught.

2004:    Statistical Literacy Curriculum Design presented at International Association for Statistical Education..

2005:    Online Program statistical literacy program field-tested by students.  Statistical literacy offered online by Capella University

            Review of quantity words that don't use numbers. 

PROJECT STATUS

EXTERNAL:

    Publish articles explaining statistical literacy and showing teaching techniques.  See Related Publications:

    Enlist support from faculty in related disciplines.  See Talks by Peter Homes and Joel Best

INTERNAL

Goal:  To generate Statistical Literacy teaching materials that are "useful to students and usable by faculty."

Audience: 40% of college students in majors that don't require a course involving Quantitative Literacy

Outcome:  Students should be able to evaluate the strength of evidence provided by a statistic for a disputable claim or questionable action in a news story or essay.

Phase 1:  Identify or create the concepts and principles needed.  (Completed Fall 2003)

Phase 2:  Locate or create associated teaching tools and techniques. (Completed Spring 2004)

Phase 3:  Generate teaching materials embodying all this. (Ongoing)

Phase 4:  Test all of the above in the classroom. (Ongoing)

Phase 5:  Test all of the above with other faculty as teachers. (Start Summer 2004)

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Project History

Project Publications

• ical Literacy: Thinking Critically About Statistics, 1999 APDU Of Significance

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