A new term is coming, and the UK Data Service can help you with a range of resources to help your data-related teaching.
New teaching datasets
We have launched two new datasets this year:
- SN 8499 – Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July – September 2018: Teaching Dataset – based on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July – September 2018, this teaching dataset contains fewer variables and has been simplified for learning and teaching.
- SN 8465 Understanding Society: Ethnicity and Health Teaching Dataset Wave 1, 2009-2010 – which comes with step-by-step guides for those new to data analysis. The simplified dataset includes responses given by adults (16+) to questions about ethnicity, health and wellbeing and key socio-demographic characteristics. The worksheets cover exploring a survey, understanding the structure of the survey data and using data to measure differences in health and wellbeing across ethnic groups.
You can find out more about our teaching datasets on our website, including a spreadsheet listing all teaching datasets.
New teaching resource: Quantitative methods e-books
Lecturers and students can use these new quantitative methods e-books and quizzes for direct use in teaching or for self-study. Using the Living Costs and Food Survey, there is a practical and quiz element for each e-book topic:
- Examining Continuous Variables in SPSS
- Correlations in SPSS
- Regression in SPSS
- Multiple Regression in SPSS
We developed them in collaboration with National Centre for Research Methods and the Centre for Multi-Level Modelling at the University of Bristol, using StatJR software.
More teaching resources
There are other ideas for teaching on our website, including a teaching with data video tutorial.
Resources for students
Our introductory level interactive Data Skills Modules can help students get to grips with keys aspects of survey, longitudinal and aggregate data. Students can also visit the Student Resources section of our website for accessible information about our data collection and resources.
Britain by numbers
Designed for sixth form students, our Britain by numbers resources offer interactive and fun sessions for students to learn about quantitative data and skills. They include a quiz and hands-on activities to engage students in making hypotheses as well as analysing, visualising and interpreting data.
Our videos and webinars
Our YouTube channel contains an introductory video about the UK DataService, as well as 170 others on all aspects of our work, including
- video tutorials
- webinars on different kinds of data, linking and more
Data citation
We’ve also produced a video about the importance of citing data – why should you? And how?
Meet and contact us
As well as webinars, we organise user conferences and other events to teach and enhance data skills.
Find out more about the UK Data Service on our website – including how to contact us.