Implementation of the Project-Based Approach to Teaching Statistics: Students-Success and Learned Lessons

This study reports the success obtained and lessons learned with implementing Project-Based Learning (PBL) in a college-level statistics course. The study was conducted in the spring 2022 and fall 2022 semesters. We implemented the PBL approach in three sections of this course and compared it with the performances of the four sections that implemented the traditional teaching approach. Based on the outcomes, students exposed to PBL approach showed significantly improved performance compared to control group.