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MS 150 Statistics is an introductory statistics course with a focus on statistical operations and methods. The course is guided by the 2007 Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics Education (GAISE) , the spring 2016 draft GAISE update, and the ongoing effort at the college to incorporate authentic assessment  in courses. A history of the evolution open data open data exploration exercises and associated presentations as authentic assessment in the course was covered in a May 2017 report . A student presents atmospheric CO₂ versus temperature on Pohnpei Three course level student learning outcomes currently guide MS 150 Introduction to Statistics: Perform basic statistical calculations for a single variable up to and including graphical analysis, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing against an expected value, and testing two samples for a difference of means. Perform basic statistical calculations for paired correlated variables. Engage ...

During the term in MS 150 Statistics students engaged in eight explorations of data leading to in-class presentations. The following is brief report on student reactions to the presentations and the course more broadly. Students presenting their findings The eight explorations began the first week of the term with the last one occurring in the final week of the term. 1: Mars and Murries (MMs) 2: pre and post exercise heart rates 3: ball drop and bounce 4: fibobelly 5: plastic in amphipods 6: global carbon dioxide versus local temperatures 7: soil carbon sequestration under trees 8: FSM family health and safety study data At term end the students were asked which was their favorite presentation. The first presentation of the term, MMs, was the most favored open data exploration this term.  The reasons for favoring a presentation provide some context for the above chart. The first presentation of the term was most favored because the students were ab...

The ethnobotany class field final examination was an authentic assessment of local and scientific plant knowledge done in the field. Students had a list of 89 Latin binomials for plants on the campus. During a walk across the campus the students were to identify 22 plants selected by the instructor. The students had to select the Latin binomial, write the local name of the plant in their language, and describe a use of that plant. The use could be from anywhere in Micronesia. I began the final in the classroom this term to provide a chance to get the students prepared and organized for what is essentially an honor system final. I then walked down to the Volkamaria inermis. This remains a good place to start - late arriving students can see where the class is located, and the three plants on the corner have names and uses across Micronesia. The second plant is Ocimum tenuiflorum, a plant that has been on each final for which the plant has been present on campus. Again, this...

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