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Constructing a Course on Classification Methods for Undergraduate Non-Stem Students: Striving to Reach Knowledge Discovery
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Anna Khalemsky; Roy Gelbard; Yelena Stukalin – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2025
Classification, a fundamental data analytics task, has widespread applications across various academic disciplines, such as marketing, finance, sociology, psychology, education, and public health. Its versatility enables researchers to explore diverse research questions and extract valuable insights from data. Therefore, it is crucial to extend…
Descriptors: Classification, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Data Science
Teaching Reproducibility to First Year College Students: Reflections from an Introductory Data Science Course
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Brennan Bean – Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 2023
Modern technology threatens traditional modes of classroom assessment by providing students with automated ways to write essays and take exams. At the same time, modern technology continues to expand the accessibility of computational tools that promise to increase the potential scope and quality of class projects. This paper presents a case study…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Data Science, Student Projects, Programming
Using Competition to Improve Students' Learning in a Project-Based Learning Course: The Systemic Impacts of the Data Science Olympics
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Joao Alberto Arantes do Amaral; Izabel Patricia Meister; Valeria Sperduti Lima; Gisele Grinevicius Garbe – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2023
In this article, we presented our findings regarding an online project-based learning course, delivered to 64 students from the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the second semester of 2021. The course had the goal of teaching Project Management by means of a competition (the Data Science Olympics). Our goal…
Descriptors: Competition, Active Learning, Student Projects, Data Science
Fostering the Development of Earth Data Science Skills in a Diverse Community of Online Learners: A Case Study of the Earth Data Science Corps
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Nathan A. Quarderer; Leah Wasser; Anne U. Gold; Patricia Montaño; Lauren Herwehe; Katherine Halama; Emily Biggane; Jessica Logan; David Parr; Sylvia Brady; James Sanovia; Charles Jason Tinant; Elisha Yellow Thunder; Justina White Eyes; LaShell Poor Bear/Bagola; Madison Phelps; Trey Orion Phelps; Brett Alberts; Michela Johnson; Nathan Korinek; William Travis; Naomi Jacquez; Kaiea Rohlehr; Emily Ward; Elsa Culler; R. Chelsea Nagy; Jennifer Balch – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2025
Today's data-driven world requires earth and environmental scientists to have skills at the intersection of domain and data science. These skills are imperative to harness information contained in a growing volume of complex data to solve the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Despite the importance of these skills, Earth and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Science Education
Effect of Students' Ethnic and Cultural Backgrounds on the Success of Practical Projects within Statistics and Data Science Courses
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Anna Khalemsky; Yelena Stukalin – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2024
The article describes the inclusive perspective of instruction of multi-stage practical projects in undergraduate non-STEM statistics and data mining courses at an academic college in Israel. The student population is highly diverse, comprising individuals from various cultural and ethnic groups. The study examines the impact of diversity on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Statistics Education, Data Science
Case Study of the Use of Learner-Centered Assessment in the Math School of a Large University in the United States
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Yi Zheng; Fern Van Vliet; Jeong Im Jin – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
This case study examined the current assessment practices in the math school of a large research university in the United States. After reviewing a sample of course syllabi offered in the spring 2021 semester, we descriptively summarized the use of 19 assessment methods in the school and examined the assessment patterns by subjects, class…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Student Evaluation, College Mathematics, College Students