データサイエンス教育に関する調査結果からみる統計基礎教育の現状

摘要

2010年ごろからメディア等でも統計学ゃデータサイエンスが取り上げられ，初等中等教育でも統計に関する内容が拡充された.高等教育である大学でもデータサイエンス学部が開設，企業でも関連の勉強会ゃセミナ一が実施され，統計に関連する知識や技能の修得を目指す動きが活発化してきている.しかしながら関連の学会•研究会等で発表される調査研究では，教員や児童•生徒•学生に十分にその有意性が伝わっているとは言い難い.そこで著者らはすべての人が最低限の統計を学ぶことの必要性を意識する環境づくりを主目的としたデータサイエンス教育の導入を検討している.著者らは現在の就業状況下での統計に関連する知識や技能の必要性，学習意欲等の現状把握に関する調査を実施し，その概要を報告した.本論文では著者らのこれまでに行った報告の内容を展開し，統計教育導入の基礎資料となるよう，この調査資料を検証した.この結果，統計•データ分析に関する能力の自己評価は低く，必要性はおおむね認知されている力、達成度は低いと思われていた.また内容については基礎的な内容を求める傾向があり，演習や社会調査•実験などと絡めた授業が望まれていた.%Since 2010, business journals, the media, and other entities have begun to focus to statistics and data science. In education as well, there is a similar movement in elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, as reflected by the courses of study presented in February 2017. Although statistics departments are widely established overseas, they are not commonplace in Japan. However, in April 2017, the Faculty of Data Science was established at Shiga University. In these cases, education in statistics and data science is important, but based on research studies published by related academic societies, it is difficult to say whether its significance has been sufficiently recognized by teachers and students. Under these circumstances, we aim to advise everyone of the importance of statistics literacy and basic data science. To this end, we conducted a web survey. Based on the results of this study, we found that many people have not studied statistics and data analysis at university, but many of those who have not still want to learn these subjects in the future. In particular, they wanted to learn how to collect data and materials, read numerical values of graphs and tables, quantitatively recognize problems, and analyze data using PCs and statistics software. However, many of these abilities (e.g., planning experiments and data collection, analysis of data to explore factors and prediction, and problem solving based on analytical results) are not realized at a high level at university. These findings are consistent with the results of past surveys. Some companies conduct collective training. However, many companies are expected on voluntary learning, or not being implemented. Therefore, students expect to learn statistics and data analysis at university. Over the course of this education, they require not only lessons that communicate knowledge, but also hands-on lessons such as exercises, social surveys, and experiments.