Hi All, There is much discussion in the statistical education reform movement concerning statistical literacy, reasoning, and thinking. For more information, see (note that this is not an exhaustive list):
Ben-Zvi, D., & Garfield, J. (Eds.). (2004). /The challenge of developing statistical literacy, reasoning, and thinking/. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic. Bradstreet, T. E. (1996). Teaching introductory statistics courses so that nonstatisticians experience statistical reasoning. /The American Statistician, 50/, 69--78. delMas, R. C. (2002). Statistical literacy, reasoning, and learning: A commentary. /Journal of Statistics Education, 10/(3). Retrieved November 28, 2008, from www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v10n3/delmas_discussion.html Gal, I., & Garfield, J. (Eds.). (1997). /The assessment challenge in statistics education/. Amsterdam: IOS Press. Hulsizer, M. R., & Woolf, L. M. (2008). /Teaching statistics: Innovations and best practices/. Malden, MA: Blackwell. Chapter 3 provides a good overview of statistical literacy, thinking, and reasoning but these concepts also are infused throughout the rest of the text. Rumsey, D. J. (2002). Statistical literacy as a goal for introductory statistics courses. /Journal of Statistics Education, 10/(3). Retrieved November 28, 2008, from www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v10n3/rumsey2.html Best wishes, Linda -- Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology and International Human Rights Past-President, Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, & Violence (Div. 48, APA) <http://www.peacepsych.org> Steering Committee, Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) <http://www.psysr.org> Secretary, Raphael Lemkin Award Committee, Institute for the Study of Genocide <http://www.instituteforthestudyofgenocide.org/> Webster University 470 East Lockwood St. Louis, MO 63119 Main Webpage: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ <http://www.webster.edu/%7Ewoolflm/> [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's (and woman's) best friend. . . . Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
