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Nathan D. Grawe Director, Quanitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative

Integrating Quantitative Reasoning with Writing: Carleton’s QuIRKy Professional Development Adventure. Nathan D. Grawe Director, Quanitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative

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Nathan D. Grawe Director, Quanitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative

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  1. Integrating Quantitative Reasoning with Writing: Carleton’s QuIRKy Professional Development Adventure Nathan D. Grawe Director, Quanitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative With support from the US Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, the National Science Foundation, and the WM Keck Foundation.

  2. What is QR? “…sophisticated reasoning with elementary mathematics more than elementary reasoning with sophisticated mathematics.” Lynn Steen Achieving Quantitative Literacy

  3. 1) QR requires a basic skill set 2) QR demands context 3) QR involves communication 4) QR is a habit of mind “a predisposition to look at the work through mathematical eyes” NCED

  4. “…numeracy is not something mastered in a single course….Thus quantitative material needs to permeate the curriculum, … so that students have opportunities to practice their skills and see how useful they can be in understanding a wide range of problems.” -Derek Bok (2006) • “…authentic and enduring learning…can rarely succeed one course at a time.” -Lee Shulman (1997)

  5. Examples of QR

  6. “New Diabetes Drug Poses Major Risks, Panel Says” Washington Post 10/21/05 The lead: “A diabetes medicine…sharply increases the risk of heart problems, strokes, and death.”

  7. Interdisciplinary Ownership Issues: Part 1

  8. Interdisciplinary Ownership Issues: Part 2

  9. QR and Argument:A Rhetorical Hook for Buy-In “Deploying numbers skillfully is as important to communication as deploying verbs.” -Max Frankel, The New York Times Magazine • “Numbers [are] the principal language of public argument.” -BBC Program More or Less

  10. QR and Argument:A Rhetorical Hook for Buy-In Proposition 1: We all want our students to be able to argue effectively. Proposition 2: Each discipline brings something distinctive and useful to the discussion of QR in written argument.

  11. Side Bar Most institutions already possess writing programs which reflect the individual institutional culture.

  12. The Importance of the Periphery “Even for works that are not inherently quantitative, one or two numeric facts can help convey the importance or context of your topic.” Jane Miller, The Chicago Guide to Writing About Numbers

  13. What do the numbers show? • How representative is that? • Compared to what? • Are the results those of a single study or a literature? • Who’s measured in the sample? Neil Lutsky

  14. QR’s Professional Development Challenges • “Finding 5: Faculty in all disciplines need significant professional support in order for them to enhance the role of quantitative literacy in their courses.” -(NCED), Forum on Quantitative Literacy • “[Pedagogical reforms] require much more effort. Instructors have to change long-standing habits and master new skills for which many of them have little preparation.” -Derek Bok (2006)

  15. An Engaging Professional Development Curriculum • Assessment of Student Writing

  16. An Engaging Professional Development Curriculum • Assessment of Student Writing • Integrative Workshops Ex: Writing with Numbers Start Seeing Numbers Quantitative Reasoning University

  17. An Engaging Professional Development Curriculum • Assessment of Student Writing • Integrative Workshops • Practical Symposiums Ex: Medical Research and Personal Health

  18. An Engaging Professional Development Curriculum • Assessment of Student Writing • Integrative Workshops • Practical Symposiums • QR Speakers on Timely Topics Ex: “Private Guns, Public Health” (David Hemenway) “When Counting is Not as Easy as 1, 2, 3: Iraq Mortality Since the U.S. Invasion” (Scott Zeger)

  19. An Engaging Professional Development Curriculum • Assessment of Student Writing • Integrative Workshops • Practical Symposiums • QR Speakers on Timely Topics Ex: “Beyond Freakonomics” (Steven Levitt) “Voting Decisions and Statistics” ( Donald Saari) “Chance and the Prepared Mind” (Stephen Stigler)

  20. Exciting Results Across the Curriculum Biology, Chemistry, Cinema and Media Studies, Economics (3), Educational Studies, English and American Studies (4), Environmental Studies, Geology (2), History, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music, Philosophy and Cognitive Studies, Physics, Political Science (4), Psychology (2),and Sociology (2).

  21. Exciting Results Across the Curriculum Biology, Chemistry, Cinema and Media Studies, Economics (3), Educational Studies, English and American Studies (4), Environmental Studies, Geology (2), History, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music, Philosophy and Cognitive Studies, Physics, Political Science (4), Psychology (2),and Sociology (2).

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