The Use of Simulation for Inferential Statistics Teaching: The Case of the Central Limit Theorem

• Autor(a) principal: Frei, Fernando
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Educação Matemática (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistasbemsp.com.br/index.php/REMat-SP/article/view/116
• topic: Simulação; Teorema Central do Limite; Estatística; Planilha Eletrônica; Simulación; Teorema del límite cent; Estadística; Hoja de cálculo electrónica; Simulatio; Spreadshee; Spreadsheet; Central Limit Theorem; Statistic

The concepts of Inferential Statistics form the basis upon which the practice of Statistics is developed in most undergraduate courses. The Central Limit Theorem is the core pillar for the sustenance of parametric analyses and, therefore, it is a significant part of Inferential Statistics. The aim of this paper is to present a simulation module using electronic spreadsheets for interactive learning that illustrates the concepts and validity of the Central Limit Theorem for undergraduate Biology students as a training activity. The results show that simulation is able to promote active learning through the use of technology to develop the conceptual understanding of the theorem. Besides, the simulation activity helped the teacher understand difficulties presented during the process, which makes it possible to propose new strategies for teaching the aforementioned theorem.