critstats: Reimagining introductory statistics using a critical quantitative approach

Abstract: I describe a modern approach to teaching introductory statistics that leverages logic, theory, and computational methods to engage students in critical quantitative analysis. I explore how integrating open-source software tools into this curriculum enables learners to participate in an interdisciplinary process of knowledge construction: defining terms and propositions and applying statistical concepts to social issues. This approach can strengthen both technical proficiency and critical thinking. I then discuss the structure of a related package, critstats, which informs a community model and framework for developing informational data systems through which users can examine niche histories, issues, and challenges.

mathematics education

Audience: researchers in the topic

Online Seminar On Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Series comments: Description: Seminar on university-level math education

OLSUME is an online seminar centered on mathematics education at the university level. Talks will cover curriculum, pedagogy, inclusiveness, professional development, blended and flipped classrooms, and other topics of interest.

ZOOM LINK: cornell.zoom.us/j/92415199317 Password: olsume