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Lu, Yonggang; Henning, Kevin S. S. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2013
Spurred by recent writings regarding statistical pragmatism, we propose a simple, practical approach to introducing students to a new style of statistical thinking that models nature through the lens of data-generating processes, not populations. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Statistics, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Statistical Inference
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Favier, Tim; van der Schee, Joop – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2009
Geographic information systems (GIS) offer many possibilities for supporting student research projects. This paper deals with the results of the first phase of a design study on student research projects that combine (quantitative) data collection in the field with data visualisation, manipulation and analysis in GIS. In this study, we try to…
Descriptors: Student Research, Research Projects, Information Systems, Geography Instruction