Kolloquium über anwendungsorientierte Statistik
Universität und ETH Zürich
Seminar für Statistik, ETHZ
The three dimensions of multimedia teaching of statistics
Prof. W. Härdle, Humboldt-Universität Berlin
4. November 1999, 16.15 - ca. 17.30
Hauptgebäude der Universität, Hörsaal 152
Abstract
Statistics is often difficult for students, since it requires
coordination
of quantitative and graphical insights with mathematical ability.
Furthermore, ever-increasing special knowledge of statistics is demanded,
since data of increasing complexity and size need to be understood and
analyzed. In the face of this changing demand on educated statisticians,
our methods of teaching statistics is obsolete, continuing to rely on the
blackboard, textbooks, and handwritten homework. With only these materials,
it's impossible to teach some modern statistical techniques without
confusing the student in a plethora of formulas and numbers. There is
clearly a need for introducing more adaptive teaching methods to address
this demand. In this article, we isolate three important dimensions of
teaching statistics and propose how to map them onto a web-language-based
computer teaching aid, called MM*STAT.
Further information:
Christina Künzli,
Statistics Seminar of ETH Zurich