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Using Video Capture Tools to Enhance Student Learning of

Statistical Software

Alan T. Arnholt & Suzanne R. Arnholt

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Effectively integrating technology into a service statistics course without spending the entire semester/quarter answering questions about software is a challenge to anyone attempting to use technology in his/her class.

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Why integrate Technology?

Increased Student Learning

Give students a betterfeel for realistic data

Reduce drudgery ofbasic math calculations

ASA guidelinessuggest it!

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Did you find video instruction added to your understanding of the statistical material?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Percent 33.33% 66.67%

No Yes

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Teaching Students Software

Create a non-

threatening instructor

Reduce the time spent

covering basic software questions

Jump start student problem solving

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I used the videos:

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

Percent 11.54% 11.54% 30.77% 15.38% 15.38% 15.38%

Before Class for Review

When Working Problems

After Class for

Study

When Working

Labs

Reviewing for Tests

Never

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What has been done?• The American Statistician August 1996:

Multimedia for Teaching Statistics Promises and Pitfalls by Velleman and Moore– Narration of statistical concepts is important– Multimedia offers a highly individualized

environment– Many data sets and real world settings can be

presented as often as students desire to facilitate learning

• ActivStats

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Instructional Videos

Streamline instructional time devoted to answering

basic software questions

Provide numerous

and repeatable examples

Convey material

students find challenging

(CLT, Sampling

Distributions)

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HyperlinkedLab Manual

Keyed to both a paper text and topical videos

Allows students clickable access to

pertinent topics

Space Conserving and searchable

(pdf format)

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Problem 2.46 from Basic Statistics and Data Analysis

The accompanying data give the number of icebergs sighted each month south of Newfoundland and South of the Grand Banks in 1920. … Obtain the least squares regression equation and use it to predict the number of icebergs in Newfoundland when there are 15 icebergs spotted in the Grand Banks.

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Video Creation Pointers

• Record small increments at a time

• Be prepared to PRACTICE!

• Monitor microphone’s distance from your mouth for consistent sound

• Drink water at the start of each short recording session

• Use a script

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Videos, as they were used in this class, are a teaching tool you would like to see used in other

quantitative classes.

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Percent 0.00% 16.67% 11.11% 55.56% 16.67%

Strongly Disagree

Disagree No Opinion AgreeStrongly

Agree

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How often did you use the videos on average during the school week?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

Percent 22.22% 66.67% 11.11% 0.00%

Never1-2 Days Per

Week3-4 Days Per

WeekEveryday

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Would you recommend that a friend use video instruction if he/she were struggling in a class where

it was available?

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

Percent 11.76% 88.24%

No Yes

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If you had a choice between a class with our without video instruction, which would you choose?

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10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

Percent 18.75% 81.25%

NO Video Instruction Video Instruction

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The readings and/or text were useful in understanding the course.

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Percent 0.00% 5.56% 11.11% 55.56% 27.78%

Strongly Disagree

Disagree No Opinion AgreeStrongly

Agree

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The teaching materials and/or class activities were useful.

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Percent 0.00% 0.00% 11.11% 55.56% 33.33%

Strongly Disagree

Disagree No Opinion AgreeStrongly

Agree

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Tools to create your own materials

• Camtasia• Hypercam• Lotus ScreenCam• Screen Recorder• Screen Corder• ScreenWatch• Visual Capture• SnapzPro (MAC)

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Now you can create your own non-threatening instructor

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Eliminate answering the same questions over and over!

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Now, YOU go jump start YOUR students problem solving!!!