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ERIC Number: EJ1040462
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1470-3297
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Teaching Bayesian Statistics to Undergraduate Students through Debates
Stewart, Sepideh; Stewart, Wayne
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v51 n6 p653-663 2014
This paper describes a lecturer's approach to teaching Bayesian statistics to students who were only exposed to the classical paradigm. The study shows how the lecturer extended himself by making use of ventriloquist dolls to grab hold of students' attention and embed important ideas in revealing the differences between the Bayesian and classical paradigms. The results show that the dolls were vital and novel to the lecturer in bringing out the differences between the paradigms and the students found them interesting, funny and helpful in regard to their understanding.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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