Teacher's Corner I Hear, I Forget. I Do, I Understand: A Modified Moore-Method Mathematical Statistics Course

摘要: Moore introduced a method for graduate mathematics instruction that consisted primarily of individual student work on challenging proofs. Cohen described an adaptation with less explicitcompetitionsuitableforundergraduatestudentsataliberal arts college. This article details this modified to teach mathematical statistics, and describes ways such approach helps engage students foster the teaching statistics. Groups worked set three difficult problems (some theoretical, some applied) every two weeks. Class time was devoted coaching sessions instructor, group meeting time, class presentations. R used estimate solutions empirically, where analytic results were intractable, as well provide environment undertake simulation studies aim deepening understanding complementing solutions. Each presented comprehensive complement oral Development parallel techniques empirical problem solving explicit goal course, which also attempted communicate statistics can be tackle interesting problems. The problemsolving component use technology allowed attemptmuchmorechallengingquestionsthantheycouldotherwisesolve.Supplementarymaterialsforthisarticleareavailable online.