Having students present their results?

jsullivan

Has anyone had students share their results with the class? If so, would you be willing to share it.

I'm dreaming up some type of short presentation (and reflection) for each student to complete at end of project. For sure I will have them share the code for their model and their R² number. But I realized they can't make a visual display of it.

I asked 3 students that had finished for their advice, and this was their reply:

We think the problem is that we can't change the data (schools, factors being considered, etc.), nor write our own program from scratch. So, we think the only project we could do was what the Notebook already has us research: the association of the factors with each other. We think that either we can:

1) Have each student pick 2 random variables and assess correlation with regression lines
or
2) Have each student pick the variables they think best determine default rates and model them (last task in Notebook 4)

bellamy

I did have students create a presentation last year and they basically did your option #2. I had them include at least 3 graphs of the default rate vs variables they thought were associated. I also had them include some slides on: show at least 3 attempts to get to their best model, the things they learned about data science, and how data science is used in the real world.

The presentations turned out great because the project was an optional individual alternative to the typical hypo test group project. I had several students who did the data science project, and the ones who did the group project got to learn from the individual presentations too. This year I assigned the data science project to all students and I didn't assign the presentation, but I think I should have had everyone make it still, and then have the best ones present to the class.