R help - Sep 2009 - Use of R in Schools

I am looking for information on experimentation with the use
of R in the teaching of statistics and science in schools.  Any
leads would be very welcome.  I am certain that there is such
experimentation.

I've made this inquiry on r-sig-teaching, with no response.
John.

John Maindonald             email: john.maindonald at anu.edu.au
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On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 6:28 AM, John Maindonald
<john.maindonald at anu.edu.au> wrote:
> I am looking for information on experimentation with the use
> of R in the teaching of statistics and science in schools. ?Any
> leads would be very welcome. ?I am certain that there is such
> experimentation.
I read this paper

http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000482

some days ago. It's quite interesting, and it links to some excellent
slides that look great as templates for making your own R course.

Best,
Michael

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I cannot offer direct experience with schools,
but perhaps you are interested in having a look at RExcel
(I am the author) which makes R accessible within Excel
on Windows. One of the reasons of writing it was to make R
more easily accessible for statistics education.

rcom.univie.ac.at

has more information




John Maindonald wrote:
> I am looking for information on experimentation with the use
> of R in the teaching of statistics and science in schools.  Any
> leads would be very welcome.  I am certain that there is such
> experimentation.
> 
> I've made this inquiry on r-sig-teaching, with no response.
> John.
> 
> John Maindonald             email: john.maindonald at anu.edu.au
> phone : +61 2 (6125)3473    fax  : +61 2(6125)5549
> Centre for Mathematics & Its Applications, Room 1194,
> John Dedman Mathematical Sciences Building (Building 27)
> Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200.
> 
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