摘要:鑒於自89年至97年統計教學資料顯示,臺灣大學每年修習初等統計課程學生人數大約在5000人佔統計課程總修習總人數的75%,「統計教學中心」 (Statistical Education Center , SEC) 首要工作為提昇初等統計課程教學品質,並為統籌統計教學課程的整合,建立統計教學評量制度與建立資源之分配方式,訂定統計教學中心之主要任務為 ( 1 ) 規劃統計教學課程與內容,( 2 ) 訂定統計教學方向與目標,( 3 ) 提供統計教學專業師資培訓課程,( 4 ) 建置提供統計教學資源架構制度,( 5 ) 協助統計教學教材之製作,( 6 ) 規劃提昇統計教學品質之策略及評量統計教學成效指標, ( 7 ) 舉辦統計教學與研究相關學術研討會。
因此統計教學中心規劃提供教學資源的架構與制度,於96年度第一學期開始實施大班教學,小班實習,規劃的25人至30人小班電腦實習課,課程名稱與學分數不變等原則,97學年度第一學期有管理學院的工商管理系、會計系、財務金融系與國際企業系;社會科學院經濟系、社會工作系、政治系;生農學院農藝學系、農業經濟學系、園藝學系、生物產業機電工程學系、生物產業傳播學系;生命科學院生命科學系;公共衛生學院公共衛生學系、流行病學研究所、職業醫學與工業衛生研究所等16個系所參與,共計1761學生人次。本中心亦依照各系所應用領域,編撰初等統計課程軟體教學大綱及內容,包括SAS、SPSS、EXCEL、R四種統計相關軟體。另外,亦針對統計實習課以每班25人至30人進行教學內容,教學助教甄選及培育,實習教室電腦軟硬體與選課系統也已進行整體的規劃與提昇。同時於97年5月舉辦SAS及SPSS統計軟體研習會,並於97年11月舉辦臺大統計週活動及統計研討會。
我們按國立臺灣大學教務處規定,提出本中心98年度「邁向頂尖大學提升教學品質計畫」之計畫申請書。本申請書將針對本中心於97年度執行計畫成果作出詳細報告與檢討,並規劃98年度計畫的目標,藉提升統計教學與研究使本校早日達到世界前百大的目標。98年計畫善策略方案與時程分述於後:(1) 97學年第二學期及98學年第一學期共兩學期之初等統計學電腦實習課規劃。 (2) 改進初等統計學電腦實習課選課系統。 (3) 97學年第二學期及98年第一學期共兩學期教學助理甄選、訓練。 (4) 基礎統計學電腦實習教材補充及新教材編撰。 (5)籌設線上統計教學網站 (6) 開授「統計與生活」通識課程,編撰通識課教材。 (7)進階統計學之整合。 (8)舉辦98年統計軟體研習會及統計研討會。 (9)教學資料之統計分析
Abstract: Because the registration data from 2000 to 2008 shows that 5000 students took the introductory statistics courses which accounts about 75% of the total number of students enrolled in statistics course, Therefore, the primary goal of Statistical Education Center is to improve the quality of education courses and to coordinate teaching activities for introductory statistics and to establish a system for evaluation and distribution of resources. The main functions of Statistical Education Center is (1) to design the syllabus and contents of statistical courses, (2) to set the direction and goals for statistical education, (3) to provide training courses for statistical faculty and teaching assistants, (4) to establish the framework for distribution of statistical resources, (5) to prepare teaching materials, (6) to design the strategies for improving quality and performance index and evaluation for statistical education, (7) to hold symposiums on statistical education.
To design the system for provision of statistical education resource, in the Fall Semester of 2007, Statistical Education Center established a teaching model of large-class lecture of 100 students and small-group statistical computer laboratory practice with a size of 25 to 30 students for the introductory statistics courses. In the fall semester of 2008, there are a total of 1761 students from 16 departments of 6 colleges participating the program. To fit different needs of different disciplines from various departments and colleges, Statistical Education Center prepared different course materials for statistical computer laboratory practice including SAS, SPSS, EXCEL, and R. An overall upgrade of hardware and software for statistical laboratory and the computer system for election of the statistical computer laboratories have been implemented. Statistical Education Center also hired 37 graduate-level teaching assistants which received a 5-day training course and passed the examination in early September 2008. Statistical Education Center also held two one-day symposiums on statistical software on SAS and SPSS and the Statistical Week to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Taiwan University.
Based on solid accomplishments in the 2008 year, the proposal of improving the quality of statistical education for the 2009 submitted by Statistical Education Center was approved. In addition to the progress report and our self-evaluation for the 2008 project, the strategies and action actions for the 2009 project are given in the following: (1) to design and execute the statistical computer laboratory practice for the Spring and Fall Semesters of 2009, (2) to improve the computer system for election of the statistical computer laboratories, (3) hiring and training of new teaching assistants for the Spring and Fall Semesters of 2009, (4) to revise the teaching materials for the statistical computer laboratory practice and prepare the new teaching materials, (5) to create a for on-line statistical computer laboratory (6) to offer the general education course “Statistics and Life” and to prepare the course materials in order to write a statistics text for general education in Chinese using real local examples and data (7) to coordinate advance statistical courses, (8) symposium on statistical software and statistical education, (9) to assist Academic Affairs Division analyzing teaching and educational data.