Teaching Tools: Statistics and Research Methods

STATISTICS AND RESEARCH METHODS

Small Galton Board (Quincunx) Oversized Coins Bag of Data Statistics Posters APA Style Puzzle

Galton board

Picture of oversized coins

Sampling Bags For Statistics

Scales of Measurement Stats Poster

APA Style Icon

Statistics Spot It Game

Description: About 7.5 x 4 inches. PIRC has several of these. Beads drop down to create a normal distribution. Immediate setup. Description: Oversized coins for demonstrating probability. Immediate setup. Description: Six Bags of data (N=10, each bag) for various sampling demonstrations. One to five minutes to set up. Ten to 15 minutes to complete.

Description: Posters with statistics symbols, concepts, etc. Immediate setup.

Posters Available: Scales of Measurement

Description: Packets of puzzle pieces comprising section headings and content from an APA research paper. Five minutes to set up. Twenty minutes to complete.

Description: Three sets on reserve. Quick competition game to help statistics students associate statististics symbols with their names. One minute to set up. Two-to-five minutes for gameplay.
Teaching Suggestions: PSY101, PSY230. Bring several of these to class and hand out to students. Use when discussing central-limit theorem, probability, binomial distributions, sample size, normal curve, the empirical rule. Teaching Suggestions: PSY101, PSY230. Use when discussing probability basics, binomial distributions, randomness, chance, representativeness heuristic and cognitive bias. Teaching Suggestions: PSY230, PSY231. Use when discussing central limit theorem, sampling distributions, knonw/unknown pop. parameters, measures of standard error, confidence intervals. Teaching Suggestions: Allows for an additional visual aid while you are conducting your class.

Teaching Suggestions: PSY101, PSY230, PSY290. Works best with groups of three to five students. Good for opening up alternative APA-style discussions.

Teaching Suggestions: PSY230, PSY231, PSY290. Game can be played with two to four students. Use at beginning of semester; students can use whatever descriptive words work. Use at end of semester; require students to use actual names of symbols.

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Checkout Instructions: Checkout at front desk. Instructors may take outside of PIRC. Students may NOT take outside of PIRC. Checkout Instructions: Checkout at front desk. Instructors may take outside of PIRC. Students may NOT take outside of PIRC. Checkout Instructions: Checkout at front desk. Instructors may take outside of PIRC. Students may NOT take outside of PIRC. Checkout Instructions: Checkout at front desk. Instructors may take outside of PIRC. Students may NOT take outside of PIRC. Checkout Instructions: Checkout at front desk. Instructors may take outside of PIRC. Students may NOT take outside of PIRC. Checkout Instructions: Checkout at front desk. Instructors may take outside of PIRC. Students may NOT take outside of PIRC.