Including the student voice at national, programme and classroom level

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Transformations of statistics education can take place on different scales, from modifications to a semester-long course, to redesign of an entire undergraduate or postgraduate programme, to system level changes to Higher Education provision. At each scale it is possible to include the student voice and transform mathematical education in partnership with students. In this paper I will discuss 3 case studies that illustrate student involvement at different scales.
At the national scale, England's Observatory for Mathematical Education recently surveyed 1000 undergraduate students from 65 universities to identify systemic issues which leave students unprepared for learning statistics. At the university scale, the University of Nottingham invited a team of students to co-create its new degree programmes in mathematics and statistics. At the module/course level, I have partnered with students to embed sustainability, group work and communication skills in a module for scientists.
Through these case studies, I will discuss the benefits that staff and students have gained from working in partnership and how this approach could transform statistics education.

Statistics education

Student voice

Student co-creation