Tyler George (Cornell College), Abhishek Chakraborty (Lawrence University), Shonda Kuiper (Grinnell College)
Abstract
Participants will be interacting with multiple freely available, online statistical games and associated activities. These materials have been designed to give students a real-world research experience while teaching concepts difficult to cover with textbooks such as messy data, asking good questions, and communicating results. These games can be used to guide students through collecting data, organizing data, and drawing meaningful conclusions. Topics range from content for AP introductory statistics to advanced undergraduate statistics courses. All instructors who engage with such material are welcome.
Participants will interact with multiple games, available on the ‘stat2games’ website, and activities by role-playing as a student. They will also have time to brainstorm how to incorporate such activities into their own courses and modify the material according to their teaching needs. We have found that these activities encourage students to share ideas and build a deeper understanding about all aspects of the statistical process, particularly communicating meaningful decisions made with real data. Lastly, participants will have an opportunity to be a part of formal class testing in the fall of 2023. Please bring your personal computer to play the games and modify your course material.