Use project-based learning with authentic, student-defined projects in statistics courses to improve attitudes towards statistics¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article recommends that statistics teaching replace textbook-based instruction with project-based learning in which students select their own variables, craft research questions, and collect and analyze their own data in small heterogeneous groups, presenting results to peers. The quasi-experiment supports this: "the project based learning increased students' attitude towards statistics in the intervention group", while the control group showed no significant change.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Projects drawn from real-life, familiar contexts with statistical content
About one month for students to prepare projects
Heterogeneous groups of about three students with end-of-term presentations

Constraints¶

Evidence comes from one quasi-experimental study with two 8th-grade classes in a single urban middle school in Trabzon; students were not randomly assigned

Target Learners¶

8th grade middle-school mathematics students

Learning Goals¶

Positive attitudes towards statistics, statistical literacy

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Koparan, T., & Güven, B. (2014). The Effect on the 8th Grade Students' Attitude towards Statistics of Project Based Learning. European Journal of Educational Research, 3(2), 73-85. http://www.eurojedu.com

Page metadata

Field	Value
`type`	`design`
`id`	`pbl-authentic-projects-statistics-attitudes`
`title`	`Use project-based learning with authentic, student-defined projects in statistics courses to improve attitudes towards statistics`
`description`	`The article recommends that statistics teaching replace textbook-based instruction with project-based learning in which students select their own variables, craft research questions, and collect and analyze their own...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-02`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `koparan-2014`

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