This series of webinars presents general topics in statistics education. They are usually held on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00pm Eastern time. Hosted by Jackie Miller, The Ohio State University.
CAUSE webinars are made possible by generous contributions from:
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Pearson Higher Education
"Writing Assignments in an Introductory Statistics Course"
with Joy Jordan, Lawrence University
2:00 to 2:30 pm Eastern time, May 13th, 2008
Writing can be an effective instrument for students learning new concepts, and there is a plethora of writing-to-learn research. This Webinar will summarize important findings from the writing literature, as well as provide specific writing-assignment examples for the introductory statistics classroom.