Development of a Learning Support System to Promote Learners' Understanding of Statistical Representations

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26870157
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science education; Educational technology
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Oura Hiroki 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 特任助教 (90466871)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 学習支援システム / 統計教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, a web-based learning support system was developed to enable novice learners to generate statistical representations of their own or simulated statistical data. This system allows for calculating representative values such as mean and standard deviation, generating statistical representations such as histogram and box plot, and generating simulated data by setting parameters of theoretical distributions. The experiment demonstrated that learners engaged in interpretive discourse through interpreting and comparing the representations they generated during the activity.

Free Research Field

教育工学、科学教育、学習科学