EDUCATION
Statistics Education Research
Clusters Forming
T
he Research Advisory
Board of the Consortium
for the Advancement of
Undergraduate Statistics Educa-
tion (CAUSE) seeks applicants to
participate in statistics education
research clusters. The goal of
these clusters is to support and
bring together individuals inter-
ested in becoming part of a col-
laborative statistics education
research community. We invite
people from various disciplinary
backgrounds who may or may
not teach statistics.
Clusters of about four partici-
pants will be formed and begin
collaboration at the third bian-
nual United States Conference on
Teaching Statistics (USCOTS),
June 25–27, 2009, in Columbus,
Ohio. Cluster participants will
attend an orientation meeting on
CAUSE Research Advisory Board and 2007–2009 Research Clusters. Seated (from left): Sterling
Thursday afternoon, have lunch
Hilton, Joan Garfield, Diane Fisher, and Marsha Lovett; Row 2 (from left): Neal Rogness, Jackie
together each day, be a part of
Miller, Michelle Sisto, Tisha Hooks, Jennifer Kaplan, Leigh Harrell, Teri Murphy, Felicity Enders,
research breakout sessions, and and M. Alejandra Sorto; Row 3 (from left): John Holcomb, Michael Posner, Dale Berger, Larry
participate in a debrief and plan- Lesser, Randall Groth, Andrew Zieffler, and Robert delMas; Inserts (from left): John Holcomb and
ning session Saturday afternoon.
Rebecca Pierce
Clusters will be mentored
for two years by members of
the CAUSE Research Advisory
Board. Participants are expected
University, and Neal Rogness of relationships between students’
to explore and define a problem of
Grand Valley State are investigat- understanding of the theoretical
mutual interest, read and discuss
ing the lexical ambiguity of words prerequisites of sampling distri-
the research literature that informs
with specific definitions in statis- butions and their understanding
the problem, prepare a written
tics that students often continue of sampling distributions.
literature review, and design and
to associate with the common Finally, Leigh M. Harrell of
carry out a collaborative research
usage meanings. Virginia Tech, Teri J. Murphy
study that informs the teaching
Dale Berger of Claremont of the University of Oklahoma,
and learning of statistics.
Graduate University, Tisha Hooks Rebecca L. Pierce of Ball State
Three research clusters have
of Winona State University, University, and M. Alejandra
been collaborating since May
Michael Posner of Villanova Sorto of Texas State University are
2007. Diane Fisher of the
University, and Michelle Sisto developing an instrument to mea-
University of Louisiana – Lafayette,
of the International University sure levels of teacher efficacy based
Jennifer Kaplan of Michigan State
of Monaco are studying the on both the GAISE guidelines for
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