Open AccessWhat are the mathematics houses in Iran and what they have done to popularize statistics?
Author(s) -
Maryam Ghaemi,
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Ali Rejali,
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Publication year - 2017
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.52041/srap.17101
Subject(s) - creativity , mathematics education , work (physics) , computer science , descriptive statistics , statistics , mathematics , psychology , engineering , social psychology , mechanical engineering
Here, we introduce Isfahan Mathematics House (IMH) which is a community center that aims to provide a learning environment and opportunities for students and teachers at all levels for experiencing deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and developing creativity through working on real-life problems by team work and cooperation. Also, we will present some of IMH activities, then we will discuss the necessity of popularizing statistics among the public by promoting and enhancing statistics education among the teachers and students. The last part will be devoted to what we have done at mathematics houses for this enhancement, and why we established a statistics house in Isfahan.