Statistics as a Platform in Education for Sustainable Development

If educators are to effectively prepare learners with the knowledge, skills, and values they will need for creating more sustainable places and communities, a transition must be made from transmissive teaching models to transformative learning processes.

And that is the reason why Educ 213 (Educational Statistics) of NDMU Graduate School under Dr. Ava ClareRobles are using platforms like course projects, independent study, and graduate student research which highlighting the way that students are leading the charge toward a sustainable future. For instance, they are not only involved in the learning process, but they also serve a critical role in teaching and research productivity. Developing a graduate student’s pedagogy will influence future educational practices which are particularly important since majority of the graduate students under her are faculty members from different schools.

Now the question is, how important is Educational Statistics in Sustainable Development? As I browsed the net, I found this case study of Dave Tomkins and Peter Tsigaris on BombThreats, Global Warming and Decision Making which I think very relevant and interesting topic on how useful is the Statistics to the students in dealing with Education for SustainableDevelopment.

Statistics by Modules

I. SCOPE

1. Introduction to Statistics

2. Variables: The Subject Matter for Statistics & Research 

3. Measures of Central Location 

4. Measures of Variation 

5. Simple Correlation

6. Simple Regression 

7. The Normal Probability Distribution 

8. Statistical Estimation & Sampling Theory

9. Statistical Inference             

10. Z-Test of One Sample Means

11. T-Test of Significance

12. ANOVA

13. Factorial ANOVA

14. The Chi-Square Test 

15. Computer Statistical Applications using MS Excel

 II. OUTPUTS

1. PowerPoint Presentation

III. Multimedia

1. Videos Teaching Statistics

                        a. Statistics: The Average

                        b. Excel Statistics 88: Confidence Interval & Hypothesis Tests

                         c. Statistics: Sample vs. Population Mean 

                        d. Statistics: Variance of a Population  

                        e. Histogram & Ogive Charts & % Cumulative Frequency 

                        f. Excel Statistics 34: MEAN, MEDIAN, MODE (Averages) 

2. Games

                        a. Mean, Median, Mode and Range

                        b. Train Race

                        c. Data Grapher

          

Educ 213 e-PORFOLIO OF DELA CRUZ

This blog site is designed as a partial requirement for Educ 213 subject where interactivity and expression of opinion would be expected. This is an innovative and interactive IT–based course that fosters cross-border, cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration, and allows students and teachers to participate in collective assignments and learning experiences. The MAED students join an international community of development practitioners and students through the use of an internet-based “global classroom".The blogger is aspiring for methods and strategies to develop his 21^st century skills on making sense of things and to think through things.