The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics (응용통계연구)

The Korean Statistical Society (한국통계학회)
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Introductory Statistics textbooks: crisis or opportunity?

교양 통계학 교재: 위기인가? 기회인가?

  • Received : 2021.10.13
  • Accepted : 2021.11.04
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

Recently, the number of students taking basic statistics in liberal arts courses at universities nationwide has been increasing significantly. Students who learn statistics only for one semester are more likely to live as consumers than producers of statistical analysis in the future. What consumers need is statistical literacy and thinking skills rather than statistical methods. This paper deals with what points should be considered in order to develop textbooks that improve statistical thinking.

최근 전국 대학에서 교양 통계학을 배우는 학생이 크게 늘고 있다. 2022년 대학수능에서 수학영역의 선택과목으로 확률과 통계를 선택한 학생은 53.2%를 차지했다. 통계를 한 학기만 배우고 졸업하는 통계 비전공 학생들은 미래에 데이터를 통계적으로 분석하는 생산자보다 소비자로 살아갈 가능성이 높다. 통계 소비자가 배워야 할 것은 요리법처럼 각종의 통계 분석 기법이 아닌 통계적 문해력과 사고력이다. 이 논문은 통계적 사고력을 함양하는 교양 통계학 교재를 개발하기 위해 고려해야 할 사항들을 논의한다.

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