ICOTS 1 1982

Sheffield, United Kingdom

COMPLETE VOLUMES 1 and 2

Introductory Talk

• Why teach statistics?
  V Barnett : p3

Plenary Talks

• Stochastics at the school level in the age of the computer
  L Råde : p19
• Optimum balance between statistical theory and applications in teaching
  C Radhakrishna Rao : p34
• The relevance of statistical training
  J Gani : p50

Topic 1: Teaching Statistics In Schools (6-11 Years Age Group)

Organiser: Professor K Matusita

• Statistics in the curriculum for everybody – how young children and how their teachers react
  Tamas Varga : p71
• Teaching of statistics in elementary schools in Japan
  T Yanagawa : p81
• Two examples of statistics activities for elementary school classes
  Clare Heidema : p91
• Using games to teach some probability concepts
  George W Bright, John G Harvey and Margariete M Wheeler : p110
• Teaching statistics in elementary schools in Japan
  H Midzuno : p116

Topic 2: Teaching Statistics In Schools (12-15 Years Age Group)

Organiser: Professor P L Hennequin

• Why teach descriptive statistics in secondary schools?
  Heinrich Winter : p127
• The teaching of statistics in French secondary schools
  G Dumousseau : p144
• Teaching statistics concepts through instructional games
  George W Bright, John G Harvey and Margariete M Wheeler : p158
• A practical approach to statistics
  R Kapadia : p169
• On the teaching of order statistics
  K Bognár : p179

Topic 3: Teaching Statistics In Schools (16-18 Years Age Group)

Organiser: Professor J Swift

• Amount and kind of statistics to be taught to 16+ year olds
  F Eicker : p191
• Teaching statistics to 16-18 year olds: dreams and reality
  T Nemetz : p199
• Statistics for the 16-18 year olds: a discussion
  A Hanley : p208

Topic 4: Teaching Statistics To Non-Statisticians

Organiser: Dr W G Gilchrist

• We must preach what is practised
  A S C Ehrenberg : p215
• Teaching statistics to non-statisticians – an application oriented approach
  G Sadasivan : p219
• Utility through collaboration: a problem oriented approach
  D Taylor and G E Skipworth : p232
• An open university service course
  John Bibby : p238
• The training of service teachers
  R W Madsen : p250

Topic 5: Development Of Teaching Materials At School Level

Organiser: Mr P Holmes

• Development of teaching materials at school level
  A R Hoffer : p263
• Developing materials for the schools council project on statistical education
  P Holmes : p269
• EDA for 16-19’s?
  J Bibby : p277

Topic 6: Training Of Teachers In Statistics

Organiser: Professor A P Shulte

• Preparations for college teaching in statistics
  A K Gupta : p283
• Teaching design of experiments in Indian universities
  V Bhagwandas : p287
• Clinical approach to training statistics teachers
  J Rustagi : p298
• Discussion of teacher-training papers
  A morley : p302

Topic 7: Use Of Calculators And Computers In Teaching

Organiser: Professor L Råde

• The case for using computers in teaching statistics
  B L Joiner : p307
• Computer algorithms for the classical distribution functions
  H O Posten : p313
• Use of hand held programmable calculators in statistics courses for nontechnical students
  D R Barr : p331
• Simulation of games studied in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
  J Badrikian : p336

Topic 8: Teaching Statistics With The Help Of Case Studies

Organiser: Professor B Epstein

• Case studies for an adequate understanding and interpretation of results by statistical inference
  M Borovcnik : p341
• Is a scientific legend a comprehensive case study?
  V V Shvyrkov and A C Davis : p354

Topic 9: Training Statistical Practitioners

Organiser: Professor M Benyaklef

• Training of statistical practitioners
  P Osinski : p375
• Preparing statisticians for government service – a view from the United States
  Marie D Eldridge and Katherine K Wallman : p389
• Programmes d’enseignement at couts de formation
  M Benyaklef : p403
• Les enseignements statistiques a l’ENSAE
  Ph Tassi et A Trognon : p415

Topic 10: Education And Training In Statistics In Developing Countries

Organiser: Dr M N Murthy

• Statistical education and training in Latin America: a general appraisal
  Enrique Cansado : p431
• Statistical education and training in the developing countries in Africa
  J N Adichie and Biyi Afonja : p439
• Statistical education and training in developing countries of Asia and the pacific
  M N Murthy : p450
• Comments on the above papers
  K T de Graft-Johnson : p483
• Report on session on statistical education and training in developing countries
  B P Adhikari : p487

Topic 11: Co-Operation Between Academic And Practising Statisticians

Organiser: Professor W G Hunter

• Co-operation between university and industry statisticians in the United States
  R D Snee : p491
• Some observations from Europe
  Lars-Erik Oller : p503
• Building bridges between the academic and real worlds – some observations from South America
  C A Peres and P A Morettin : p509
• Building bridges between the academic and real worlds
  B Jones, B J T Morgan and G B Wetherill : p521
• Closing the gap between statisticians and statistics users
  Guido E del Pino and Carlos Prado-Campos : p527
• Co-operation between academic and practising statisticians
  A Prat Bartes : p536

Topic 12: Teaching Survey Sampling

Organiser: Dr D Singh

• The teaching of sample design to government statisticians from developing countries
  Joseph K Garrett : p541
• Teaching of survey sampling
  D Singh : p552
• Teaching of survey sampling
  P K Bose : p566

Topic 13: Teaching Design And Analysis Of Experiments

Organiser: Dr D A Preece

• The design and analysis of experiments – what is it about?
  D A Preece : p575
• Teaching experimental design in the computer age
  R Mead : p591
• Teaching concepts of design and analysis using real and simulated experiments
  J R Elliott and J C Robinson : p603
• Teaching experimental design: prescribed by a medical statistician
  Sheila M Gore : p627
• Contribution to discussion of the above papers
  B Jones : p633

Topic 14: Training Industrial Practitioners

Organiser: Dr R D Snee

• The polymath consultant
  A A Greenfield : p641
• Teaching applied statistics for and/or in industry
  H C Hamaker : p655
• Practicals, case studies, projects and professional experience: some methods of developing skills among budding statisticians
  G K Kanji : p671
• Training in statistical quality control
  A F Bissell : p685
• Discussion of papers by Greenfield, Hamaker and Kanji
  A F Bissell : p691
• Discussion of papers by Greenfield, Hamaker and Kanji
  D G Watts : p695

Topic 15: Principles Of Learning Probability And Statistics

Organiser: Professor E Fischbein

• Learning from experience – Bayes’ Theorem: a model for stochastic learning situations?
  H Steinbring and G von Harten : p701
• Children’s choice behaviour in probabilistic situations
  Ruma Falk : p714
• An idea of structuring probability teaching based on Dienes’s six stages
  Anna Olecka : p727
• Does the teaching of probability improve probabilistic intuitions?
  E Fischbein and A Gazit : p738
• Stochastics teaching based on common sense
  H-J Bentz : p753
• A survey of probability concepts in 3000 pupils aged 11-16 years
  D R Green : p766
• Misconceptions of probability, systematic and otherwise; teaching probability and statistics so as to overcome some misconceptions
  J M Shaughnessy : p784
• The role of explanation in teaching elementary probability
  J L Myers : p802
• Probabilities: learning by doing or learning by imitating
  A Abele : p813

Topic 19: Teaching Of Agricultural Statistics

Organiser: Dr D Singh

• Training of personnel for agricultural statistics in Jordan
  Z Takrouri : p831