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ERIC Number: EJ666940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
Teaching Statistical Thinking: Providing a Fundamental Way of Understanding the World.
Kugler, Charles; Hagen, Joel; Singer, Fred
Journal of College Science Teaching, v32 n7 p434-39 May 2003
Describes the importance of statistical reasoning in understanding modern science and critically evaluating information. Uses spreadsheet programs and the black box approach to teach basic concepts of statistical reasoning. Presents examples of the role of statistical thinking in the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, and geology. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Statistics, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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