Ryne VanKrevelen, lecturer in statistics, presented joint research on "Efficacy of 'The Islands'-based Projects Compared to Student-Collected Data Projects in Introductory Statistics Courses" at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ryne VanKrevelen, lecturer in statistics, presented a speed talk and poster titled “Efficacy of ‘The Islands’-based Projects Compared to Student-Collected Data Projects in Introductory Statistics Courses” at the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings held July 28 to August 2 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The presentation introduced early results from having students use a virtual world as compared to the “real world” to collect data for student projects in STS110.
The work is from a joint research project with fellow Mathematics & Statistics Department faculty members Kirstie Doehler, Lisa Rosenberg and Laura Taylor. As a result of the conference, the faculty members were asked to present a webinar on the topic for CAUSE (Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education). The webinar will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Participation in the conference was partially funded by a CATL Travel Reimbursement Grant.