Effective statistics instruction – like many other disciplines – should empower students to ask questions and interrogate data to answer questions. We look at research evaluating the impact of an inquiry-focused statistics curriculum that showed very large gains for student learning by emphasizing statistical practice rather than mathematical routines.
Later, we read a review of creativity research that identified key areas where students need practice with creativity (just like any other skill). We must make space for risk-taking and student exploration.
- First Segment – 03:14 – Inquiry Methods in Statistics Education
- Second Segment – 22:06 – Review of Fostering Student Creativity
Primary Citations
- Schoen, R. C., Rhoads, C., Perez, A., Jacobbe, T., Li, L. (2025). Improving the teaching and learning of statistics. Learning and Instruction, 95, 102018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2024.102018
- Brauer, R., Ormiston, J., & Beausaert, S. (2024). Creativity-Fostering Teacher Behaviors in Higher Education: A Transdisciplinary Systematic Literature Review. Review of Educational Research, Online First. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241258226
Supplemental Citations
- Planet Crafter
- Balatro
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- FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here’s what to know about the report (AP News)
- Assessing the first two years’ effectiveness of Statway®: A multilevel model with propensity score matching (Yamada, 2016)
- Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) Reports
- Meeting Within a Meeting, source of the STEPSS curriculum (American Statistica Association)
- When Active Learning Is Inequitable: Women’s Participation Predicts Gender Inequities in Mathematical Performance (Reinholz, 2022)
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- OECD Skills Outlook 2023
- Eight Habits of Mind (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Featured Beverage
We drink Autumnal Harvester, a seasonal sour ale from Abomination Brewing Company in North Haven, CT.