“公众概率统计文化”公选课程开设的实践与思考

Practice and thinking of the establishment of elective course Public Probability Statistics Culture

"公共概率统计文化"是从文化视角传播概率统计思想与方法的科学。教学实践告诉我们,跨专业开设此课程是社会和科学技术发展的需要,不但可行且效果显著;培养兴趣,强化动力是"公共概率统计文化"的强大生命力所在;凸显思想,引领方法,构建相对稳定的教学模式是"公共概率统计文化"教学效果显著的保障;多学科融通,在联系与应用中提升需求和能力值得倡导。为更有利于实现教学目标与培养学生的创新思维和创造能力,建议侧重专业兼顾社会需求开展分层教学。

Public Probability Statistics Culture is a course aiming at diffusing thoughts and methods of probability statistics from a cultural angle. Educational practice has told us that trans-disciplinary establishment of the course is a need of social and technological advance and is feasible and significantly effective for non-math college students. Cultivating interest and intensifying motivation are the guarantee of the remarkable teaching efficiency of the course. It is advocated that students ＇ capacity is promoted through application and multidisciplinary accommodation. In order to realize the teaching objectives and cultivate students＇ innovative thinking and creative ability,it is suggested that we should carry out stratified teaching with emphasis on both the major and the social demand.