Advances in Decision Sciences
Volume 7 (2003), Issue 2, Pages 123-131
doi:10.1155/S1173912603000129
Considering ethnicity in teaching and learning statistics: should I worry about where my students come from?
Darfiana Nur
and Kerrie Mengersen
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Abstract
In the past decade there has been strong interest in the special needs of overseas students attending Australian universities, with respect to teaching and learning. This paper reports on three action research studies that address the question of whether such issues remain in the teaching and learning of statistics in particular.