Resources by Michael Shadbolt - ÷ČÓ°Ö±˛Ą Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:23:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Questionnaire Design: Ticking all the boxes – Michael Shadbolt /resource/questionnaire-design-ticking-all-the-boxes-michael-shadbolt/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 23:01:59 +0000 http://new.censusatschool.org.nz/?post_type=resource&p=10021 Michael Shadbolt from Otumoetai College puts the tic back in statistics . Stevie Wonder wondered, “Isn’t she lovely?” The Clash queried “Should I stay or should I go?” And The Exponents asked “Who loves who the most?” They all failed Level 2 Questionnaire Design. This is because AS91263 is: A) Easy. B) Badly Done. D) […]

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]]> Michael Shadbolt from Otumoetai College puts the tic back in statistics .

Stevie Wonder wondered, “Isn’t she lovely?” The Clash queried “Should I stay or should I go?” And The Exponents asked “Who loves who the most?” They all failed Level 2 Questionnaire Design. This is because AS91263 is: A) Easy. B) Badly Done. D) What happened to “C”? 5) All of the above.

Michael examines how to make this useful standard manageable, interesting and fun. With special guests Justin Bieber, Rebel Wilson, comedian Danny Bhoy and Father Quizmas himself.

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]]> The Emotional Statistician – Michael Shadbolt /resource/the-emotional-statistician-michael-shadbolt/ Thu, 03 May 2018 00:43:08 +0000 http://new.censusatschool.org.nz/?post_type=resource&p=9623 Michael Shadbolt (Otumoetai College) expanded on ideas from the 2016 AMA panel presentation. Michael looked at classroom-tested, practical ways of making learning memorable and meaningful by engaging the full spectrum of student emotions. Highlights include: “Throw your students in the river”; “Anscombe got stomped by a dinosaur”; “Pilot Survey Day is better than Christmas” and […]

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]]> Michael Shadbolt (Otumoetai College) expanded on ideas from the 2016 AMA panel presentation. Michael looked at classroom-tested, practical ways of making learning memorable and meaningful by engaging the full spectrum of student emotions. Highlights include: “Throw your students in the river”; “Anscombe got stomped by a dinosaur”; “Pilot Survey Day is better than Christmas” and “Making your experiments just radioactive enough to be effective.”

Mike Shadbolt – The Emotional Statistician

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]]> 2016 Panel discussion on inspirational, innovative, engaging statistics! /resource/2016-panel-discussion-on-inspirational-innovative-engaging-statistics/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:40:58 +0000 http://new.censusatschool.org.nz/?post_type=resource&p=8217 The panel involved teachers gave a 15 minute presentation on the panel theme, followed by time for questions and discussion. Participants heard ideas about using emotions such as humour, discomfort, disgust and amazement to make learning memorable, personalising the learning of students, and harnessing the power of context to engage and inspire. 2016 Panel discussion-Engaging […]

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]]> The panel involved teachers gave a 15 minute presentation on the panel theme, followed by time for questions and discussion. Participants heard ideas about using emotions such as humour, discomfort, disgust and amazement to make learning memorable, personalising the learning of students, and harnessing the power of context to engage and inspire.

2016 Panel discussion-Engaging students in Statistics

Lucy Edmonds (Chair) (Green Bay High School)
Michael Shadbolt (Otumoetai College)
Liz Sneddon (McCauley High School)
Sarah Howell (Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu)

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]]> Nine weird tips for adding awesomesauce to Level 2 & 3 Stats /resource/nine-weird-tips-for-adding-awesomesauce-to-level-2-3-stats/ /resource/nine-weird-tips-for-adding-awesomesauce-to-level-2-3-stats/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2015 05:39:30 +0000 http://new.censusatschool.org.nz/?post_type=resource&p=6107 Michael Shadbolt, from Otumoetai College, presents idea's for discussing data analysis. He answers questions such as: Why can incorrect bi-variate analysis kill puppies? and Why is freeze-dried ice-cream better than cornflakes?

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]]> Statistics – if you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong. Michael Shadbolt (Otumoetai College) answered the following questions: Why can incorrect bi-variate analysis kill puppies? Why is freeze-dried ice-cream better than cornflakes? …and why is goody-gumdrop ice-cream “poisonous”? Why is Yoda a fan of Venn Diagrams? Am I going to die from a meteor strike, a lightning strike or just falling asleep? Is Frank Selak the unluckiest man to ever live? And are polar bears really stealing our money?

Mike Shadbolt – Nine Weird Tips for adding Awesomesauce

 

 

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