Role of Technology

IASE Roundtable Conference : Granada, Spain, 1996

Conference Information

• Forward : Anne Hawkins
• Preface : Joan Garfield
• Myth-Conceptions : Anne Hawkins

How technology is changing the teaching of statistics at the secondary level

• Graphing Calculators and Their Potential for Teaching and Learning Statistics : Gail Burrill
• Developing Probabilistic and Statistical Reasoning at the Secondary Level Through the Use of Technology : James Nicholson
• Statistical Thinking  in a Technological Environment : Dani Ben-Zvi and Alex Friedlander
• The Use of Technology for Modeling Performance Standards in Statistics : Susanne P. Lajoie
• DISCUSSION: How Technology is Changing the Teaching and Learning of Statistics in Secondary Schools : Gail Burrill

Developing exemplary software

• A Framework for the Evaluation of Software for Teaching Statistical Concepts : Robert C. delMas
• QUERCUS and STEPS: The Experience of Two CAL Projects From Scottish Universities : Moya McCloskey
• Overview of ConStatS and the ConStatS Assessment : Steve Cohen and Richard A. Chechile
• Toward a Theory and Practice of Using Interactive Graphics in Statistical Education : John T. Behrens
• DISCUSSION: Software for Teaching Statistics : Dani Ben-Zvi

What are we learning from empirical research

• What Do Students Gain From Computer Simulation Exercises? An Evaluation of Activities Desgined to Develop an Understanding of the Sampling Distribution of a Proportion : Kay Lipson
• Students Analyzing Data: Research of Critical Barriers : Clifford Konold, Alexander Pollatsek, Arnold Well, and Allen Gagnon
• Student's Difficulties in Practicing Computer-Supported Data Analysis: Some Hypothetical Generalizations From Results of Two Exploratory Studies : Rolf Biehler
• Evolution of Students' Understanding of Statistical Association in a Computer-Based Teaching Environment : Carmen Batanero, Antonio Estepa, and Juan D. Godino
• Computer-Based and Computer-Aided Learning of Applied Statistics at the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences : Gilberte Schuyten and Hannelore Dekeyser
• Discussion: Empirical Research on Technology and Teaching Statistics : J. Michael Shaughnessy

How technology is changing the teaching of statistics at the college level

• WORKSHOP STATISTICS: Using Technology to Promote Learning, by Self-Discovery : Allan J. Rossman
• Examining the Educational Potential of Computer-Based Technology in Statistics : Peter Jones
• How Technological Introduction Changes the Teaching of Statistics and Probability at the College Level : Susan Starkings
• The Internet: A New Dimension in Teaching Statistics : J. Laurie Snell
• Computer Packages as a Substitute for Statistical Training? : Michael Wood
• DISCUSSION: How Technology is Changing the Teaching of Statistics at the College Level : Carol Joyce Blumberg

Questions to be addressed on the role of technology in statistics education

• Learning the Unlikely at Distance as an Information Technology Enterprise: Development and Research : Jane Watson and Jeffrey P. Baxter
• The Role of Technology in Statistics Education: A View From a Developing Region : Michael J. Glencross and Kamanzi W. Binyavanga
• DISCUSSION: Technology, Reaching Teachers, and Content : Gail Burrill