2/7/20 1
Quantitative Reasoning + Skills
New Faculty Winter Workshop 2019 Lin Winton, Quantitative Resource Center
1
Outline
- Quantitative
Reasoning (QR): what + why
- Challenges
- Teaching Strategies
- Resources
Quantitative Resource Center 4th floor Library, East Wing
2
Quantitative Reasoning…
- Quantitative
Reasoning (QR): what + why
- Challenges
- Teaching Strategies
- Resources
There is a 90% chance you won’t get sick. There is a 1 in 10 chance you’ll get sick.
1. Is rhetorical 2. Requires quantitative skills 3. Facilitates precision and nuance 4. Can be simple or sophisticated 5. Develops separately from math
3
Quantitative Reasoning Encounters
The goal of the QRE requirement is to increase students’ appreciation for the power of QR and to enhance their ability to evaluate, construct, and communicate arguments using quantitative information. Upon completion of the liberal arts requirements, all Carleton students should:
1. Possess the habit of mind to consider what numerical evidence might add to the analysis of a problem; 2. Be able to identify appropriate quantitative or numerical evidence to address a given question; 3. Be able to locate or collect data; 4. Properly interpret numerical evidence (e.g., recognize the difference between association and causation); 5. Recognize the limitations of methods and sources used; 6. Effectively communicate quantitative arguments. A course designated as a "QR encounter" will include at least one substantial assignment or module designed to enhance students’ QR skills in at least 1 of the 6 learning goals.
https://apps.carleton.edu/academics/liberalarts/requirements/#qre