Using fun in the statistics classroom: An exploratory study of college instructors' hesitations and motivations


Tuesday, August 20th, 201312:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET

Presented by: Lawrence Lesser, The University of Texas at El Paso; Rob Carver, Stonehill College; and Patricia Erickson, Taylor University; on behalf of the paper's 11-author team


Abstract

In this webinar, we discuss the rationale and results for an exploratory survey on (N = 249) statistics instructors' use of fun, including their motivations, hesitations, and awareness of resources. Respondents were attendees at the 2011 United States Conference on Teaching Statistics and 16 completed phone interviews after the conference.


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