Teaching Statistics With A Critical Pedagogy
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Toni Marie DiMella (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Tracy Goodson-Epsy
Abstract: After President Obama shifted the country’s focus from K-12 towards higher education, postsecondary schools found themselves under significant public, financial, and political pressure. To close the achievement gap and meet new standards of accountability, higher education institutions began looking for methods to increase student access and success. With a growing emphasis on degree completion and quantitative literacy, some researchers began to explore the use of critical pedagogies to better serve a more diverse population (Ukpokodu, 2011). This quantitative study measured the effectiveness of implementing a critical statistics pedagogy in an undergraduate introductory statistics classroom and its impact on course success, persistence, and mathematical empowerment. Data collected from four classes at a community college found the use of a critical pedagogy had a positive impact on students’ overall achievement, increased their awareness of social justice issues, and aided in the development of their critical voice.
Teaching Statistics With A Critical Pedagogy
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- Publication
- Dissertation
- DiMella, T. (2019). Teaching Statistics With A Critical Pedagogy. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- Critical pedagogy, social justice, math empowerment, critical voice, student engagement