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Teaching statistics in Kenya

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dc.creatorOdhiambo, John W.
dc.dateWed, 6 Feb 2013 11:35:53
dc.dateWed, 6 Feb 2013 11:35:53
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T11:28:49Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T11:28:49Z
dc.descriptionICOTS6, 2002
dc.descriptionIn Kenya today statistics is taught at various levels in the education system to various degrees of coverage and sophistication. At secondary school level there are rudimentary elements of descriptive statistics and probability. In teachers colleges elements of descriptive statistics and statistical inference are taught to those taking mathematics as a major teaching subject in secondary school. In the universities, statistics istaught principally in departments of mathematics in science faculties; but statistics is also taught to students of commerce, economics sociology, education, engineering, agriculture and computer science. This paper reviews the curriculum in statistics, the teaching approaches, availability of qualified teaching staff, availability of teaching and learning resources and performance of students. Emphasis is on teaching of statistics at university level
dc.description.abstractIn Kenya today statistics is taught at various levels in the education system to various degrees of coverage and sophistication. At secondary school level there are rudimentary elements of descriptive statistics and probability. In teachers colleges elements of descriptive statistics and statistical inference are taught to those taking mathematics as a major teaching subject in secondary school. In the universities, statistics istaught principally in departments of mathematics in science faculties; but statistics is also taught to students of commerce, economics sociology, education, engineering, agriculture and computer science. This paper reviews the curriculum in statistics, the teaching approaches, availability of qualified teaching staff, availability of teaching and learning resources and performance of students. Emphasis is on teaching of statistics at university level
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/3440
dc.languageeng
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dc.subjectStatistics
dc.subjectKenya
dc.titleTeaching statistics in Kenya
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