Mathematics in Education and Industry
Introduction to Statistics
A one-day course for teachers who have little or no experience of
teaching Statistics
Hosted by various academic venues around the country
09:30 – 16:00
This course will provide participants with an overview of the topics that come
up in the S1 modules across all specifications - AQA, Edexcel, OCR and
OCR(MEI) - along with a range of effective teaching and learning resources.
Participants receive 12 months' access to the MEI Integral online resources for
Statistics and ongoing email support from the presenter. No previous
knowledge of S1 is expected.
The course aims:
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To strengthen teachers' understanding of some common topics in Statistics 1 modules
and introduce teaching ideas for all S1 specifications
To show how ICT can be used to illustrate statistical ideas and improve students’
understanding
To introduce two commonly used distributions: Binomial and Normal
To provide a basis of understanding for teachers to build on individually through follow
up remote learning sessions and web resources.
MEI is a registered charity, number 1058911
Follow-up:
The one day course will be followed by four evening sessions in an online classroom so that
all topics from the various S1 modules are covered. The topics covered are:
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Discrete Random Variables (Edexcel, MEI, OCR)
Hypothesis testing using the Binomial distribution (MEI)
Estimation and confidence intervals (AQA)
Correlation and Regression (AQA, Edexcel and OCR)
Permutations and Combinations (OCR)
Geometric Distribution (OCR)
Timetable for the day:
09:30 Arrival, registration and coffee
10:00 Probability (including conditional probability and Venn diagrams)
Sometimes probability can be very intuitive and sometimes it’s the opposite; we will
look at both and how to make sense of it all
11:15 Tea and coffee break
11:30 Measuring Variation
Different ways of measuring variation and how to spot outliers.
12:30 Lunch (provided)
13:15 Binomial and Geometric Distributions
Gamblers played a big role in the development of probability theory; we will start from
dice throwing to develop two models that have more general application
14:45 Tea and coffee break
15:00 Normal distribution and use of tables
What is the normal distribution, when does it occur and how do you work with it?
16:00 Close
Fees:
The cost of this course is £200. This fee includes the one-day course, one year's access to
web resources and a series of four optional on-line lessons. Current MEI Members qualify
for a 5% discount on this fee.
Further information:
For details of upcoming courses and application forms, please visit www.mei.org.uk and
follow the links: Teachers > CPD: A level/Post 16 > A level Mechanics
For more information email: cpd@mei.org.uk
MEI is a registered charity, number 1058911