An assignment based on data driven journalism: a case study
In a module designed to develop skills in presenting and evaluating statistics, students of mathematics and statistics were given an assignment asking them to research and write a piece of data driven journalism. Data driven journalism is a new phenomenon which has expanded rapidly due to the growt...
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oai:doaj.org-article:c712597e2e6f4ae2bbfec02aebd3c85c2021-11-29T14:04:05ZAn assignment based on data driven journalism: a case study10.47408/jldhe.v0i0.1841759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/c712597e2e6f4ae2bbfec02aebd3c85c2012-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/184https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667X In a module designed to develop skills in presenting and evaluating statistics, students of mathematics and statistics were given an assignment asking them to research and write a piece of data driven journalism. Data driven journalism is a new phenomenon which has expanded rapidly due to the growth in open data, new visualisation tools and online reporting in newspapers, periodicals and blogs. The assignment provided students with a writing assignment that was individual, small-scale, research-based and embedded within their discipline. The students were asked to formulate a research question that could be investigated using survey data available from an electronic data archive. The result of the investigation was to be written up as a piece of data driven journalism for online publication, including a data visualisation. In addition to using discipline-based skills and written communication, the assignment required students to use research skills and digital literacy. An assignment set in the context of writing for the public extends studentsââ¬â¢ writing experience beyond the domains of discipline-based professional reports and academic writing. Data driven journalism provides opportunities to develop studentsââ¬â¢ writing alongside other skills for employment and can be used to design assessments for a wide range of disciplines.Vanessa SimoniteAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articledata driven journalismdata visualisationgraduate attributesassessmentTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education (2012) |
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In a module designed to develop skills in presenting and evaluating statistics, students of mathematics and statistics were given an assignment asking them to research and write a piece of data driven journalism. Data driven journalism is a new phenomenon which has expanded rapidly due to the growth in open data, new visualisation tools and online reporting in newspapers, periodicals and blogs. The assignment provided students with a writing assignment that was individual, small-scale, research-based and embedded within their discipline.
The students were asked to formulate a research question that could be investigated using survey data available from an electronic data archive. The result of the investigation was to be written up as a piece of data driven journalism for online publication, including a data visualisation. In addition to using discipline-based skills and written communication, the assignment required students to use research skills and digital literacy.
An assignment set in the context of writing for the public extends studentsââ¬â¢ writing experience beyond the domains of discipline-based professional reports and academic writing. Data driven journalism provides opportunities to develop studentsââ¬â¢ writing alongside other skills for employment and can be used to design assessments for a wide range of disciplines. |
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