ICOTS10_10B3 Hay & Callingham 2018.pdf (430.52 kB)
Working with a community organisation to create open datasets from records and files
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 13:35 authored by Ian HayIan Hay, Rosemary CallinghamRosemary CallinghamMany community organisations maintain historical and other records and files that are potentially of interest to the wider community, including schools. They may lack the expertise, however, to make this knowledge available in suitable statistical formats. In this project a local group researched the history of 165 World War 1 servicemen. In addition to a published book, the data were used to create a spreadsheet that could be used by schools, and a website accessible to the general public. A local school investigated the data using Tinkerplots. Students were highly engaged and motivated by a real dataset that they could relate to through family connections. This case study paper provides suggestions for community organisations and statistics educators about working together for successful outcomes.
History
Publication title
Looking back, looking forward: Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Teaching StatisticsEditors
MA Sort, A White, L GuyotPagination
1-6Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
International Statistical InstitutePlace of publication
NetherlandsEvent title
Tenth International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS10)Event Venue
Kyoto, JapanDate of Event (Start Date)
2018-07-08Date of Event (End Date)
2018-07-13Rights statement
Copyright 2018 the AuthorsRepository Status
- Open