Current Issue
The March 2012 (Volume 20, Number 1) issue of JSE is now available.
The table of contents can be accessed at:
2012 Table of Contents. There are three regular articles, one research to practice paper,
a new data set and story paper, two Teaching Bits, and an interview by Allan Rossman with Dick Scheaffer.
We hope that you enjoy the issue and
welcome your feedback.
Blast from the Past
If you are anything like me (and my condolences if you are), you
are looking for a nice culminating activity for the semester. Either
that, or we are so strapped for time that letting someone else find
the perfect data set is particularly appealing right now. Without
giving away which category I fall into, let's just say that I'd
really like to find that wonderful ANOVA dataset to use. Naturally
I looked to JSE for some guidance as to what was out there in cyberspace.
I have decided to highlight the Data Set and Story paper:
"An Experiential Approach to Integrating ANOVA Concepts"
by LeRoy A. Franklin and Belva J. Cooley that appeared in the
March 2002 issue of JSE. The paper describes the use of an industrial
data set from a consulting experience of the authors. The experiment
is a 2^3 factorial design. The paper describes using the data set
to help students explore issues related to turning a research question
into a statistical question, the importance of replication, the
meaning of a non-significant result, the meaning of two-way and
three-way interaction terms, Type I error, Type II error, and power.
Now that is a culminating experience on DOE and ANOVA!
Next issue
The next issue of JSE is due
to be announced in July 2012.
Paper Submissions and Author Guidelines
Address paper submissions to JSE editor, John Gabrosek,
and send as an email attachment to jse@gvsu.edu. Please
follow the Guidelines for Authors that were updated for the March 2010
issue to better reflect current publishing practices at JSE.
JSE Copyright Policy
Authors retain copyright
for papers and data sets and stories submitted to JSE. The JSE
Copyright Policy can be accessed by clicking on Guidelines
for Readers/Data Users in the menu on the left. You will also
notice a JSE Policy for Using Data Sets and Simulations/Programs.
The policy statement is meant to clarify what uses of JSE data sets
require approval from the copyright holder (the author) and what
uses do not require approval. Classroom and other teaching uses
do not require approval.
Statistics Education News
Introducing STatistics Education Web (STEW)
STEW is an online resource for peer-reviewed lesson plans for K-12 teachers. The web site is
maintained by the ASA and accessible to K-12 teachers throughout the world. STEW lesson plans
identify both the statistical concepts being developed and the age range appropriate for their use.
The statistical concepts follow the recommendations of the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction
in Statistics Education (GAISE) Report: A Pre-K-12 Curriculum Framework. Lesson plans are organized
around the four elements in the GAISE guidelines: formulate a statistical question, design and
implement a plan to collect data, analyze the data by measures and graphs, and interpret the data in
the context of the original question.
Project-SET
Project-SET is a new NSF funded project that aims to develop innovative
curricular materials to enhance the ability of high school teachers
to foster students' statistical learning regarding two fundamental
topics: sampling variability and regression. These materials will
be useful for teacher preparation institutions, school districts,
professional development programs, and individuals interested in
furthering their own statistical knowledge. All materials will be
geared towards helping high school teachers implement the Common
Core State Standards for statistics as well as closely align with
the learning goals outlined in the Guidelines for Assessment and
Instruction in Statistics Education: A Pre-K-12 Curriculum Framework
(GAISE) report. Materials will begin to be available in January,
2013. For more information visit the
Project-SET website.
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More Statistics Education News
Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics (eCOTS)
Save the dates! The first bi-annual Electronic Conference on Teaching
Statistics (eCOTS) will take place from May 14-18, 2012 through
the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education
(CAUSE). eCOTS will center around two themes: (i) Teaching Statistics:
Debating Some of the Big Ideas and (ii) Statistics for the Modern
Student. Included will be virtual sessions from leaders in the Statistics
Education community, a virtual poster session, demonstrations from
sponsors, and virtual workshops. The conference will culminate in
keynote presentations by technology innovators Hans Rosling and
Webster West. Registration for the full week of activities is only
$15.
Other Statistics Education
Journals
Statistics
Education Research Journal
Statistics Education Research Journal (SERJ) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal of the
International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) and the International Statistical Institute (ISI).
SERJ aims to advance research-based knowledge that can help to improve the teaching, learning, and understanding of
statistics or probability at all educational levels and
in both formal (classroom-based) and informal (out-of-classroom) contexts.
STatistics Education Web
STatistics Education Web (STEW) is an online resource for peer-reviewed
lesson plans for K-12 teachers. The statistical concepts follow the
recommendations of the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE)
Report: A Pre-K-12 Curriculum Framework.
Teaching
Statistics
A journal for teachers of students aged 9 to 19. The journal includes articles
on teaching statistics as a specialist subject and as a support tool for other disciplines.
Technology
Innovations in Statistics Education
A journal reporting on studies of the use of technology to improve
statistics learning at all levels, from kindergarten to graduate
school and professional development.
Case
Studies in Business, Industry and Government Statistics
A journal of case studies in business, industry, and government
statistics.
Model Assisted Statistics and Applications
This IOS Press journal is soliciting papers for its "Teaching Section" that it launched following its
Special Issue on Teaching Statistics
(Dec. 2009; Vol. 4, no. 4).
A formal call for papers appeared in
issue #2 of 2010.
JSE is a publication
of the American Statistical Association
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