Department of Statistics SeminarNorth Carolina State University
presents
Dr. Joan Garfield
Professor
of Educational Psychology
University
of Minnesota
Change Agents in Statistics Education
ABSTRACT
This presentation will begin by discussing current issues in statistics education and the need for changes to be made in the teaching and learning of statistics, particularly at the introductory college level. The CATALST (Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics) group at the University of Minnesota is described along with some of the projects they are currently working on, that focus on changes in student assessment, course content, and pedagogy.
About the Speaker:
Joan Garfield is a professor of Educational Psychology at the University
of Minnesota, where she runs a unique graduate program in statistics education and
teaches courses on teaching statistics and research in statistics education.
She is an active participant in national and international organizations
involving statistics education and is an Associate Editor for the IASE
Statistics Education Research Journal. She serves as Vice-Chair for the United
States Commission on Mathematics Instruction, is an ASA Fellow and recipient of
the ASA Founder's award.
Monday, December 1, 2008
3:35--4:35 p.m.
2722 Bostian Hall
Refreshments will be served
outside of 2722 Bostian Hall at 3:15 pm
*Please note different day, time and place*