Author ORCID Identifier
George, Tyler/0000-0003-4450-6831; Chakraborty, Abhishek/0000-0002-8460-6696;
Department
Teaching, Learning, and Educational Leadership
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-3-2025
Abstract
This article describes a collaborative project across multiple institutions to compare two versions of a regression activity: (a) a website version that collected student data through an online simulation with corresponding apps for visualization and (b) a traditional paper handout version that had a static dataset. This allowed us to evaluate the differences in student learning and attitudes when students have a stronger connection with the data through an interactive—and hopefully fun—data-collection process than they do when they are given a worksheet with a pre-collected dataset. While student and instructor responses indicated they liked the activity in both formats, the PreTest and PostTest results showed evidence of a higher gain in knowledge with the website version. Finally, we discuss how the website version connects with pedagogical strategies for the development of modern statistics and data science courses.
Recommended Citation
Kuiper, Shonda; Chakraborty, Abhishek; George, Tyler; Kay, Lisa W.; Lesser, Lawrence M.; Rowell, Ginger; Pearl, Dennis; Crawford, Scott; and Olsen, Anna, "The Greenhouse Effect: Using Student-Generated Agricultural Data to Warm Up Students for Data-Based Decision Making" (2025). EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 788.
https://encompass.eku.edu/fs_research/788
Journal Title
Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education
