Education: BS, University of Zimbabwe, 1988; MBA, University of Washington, 1996; EdD, °µÍøTV, 2002. At °µÍøTV since 2003.
Nyaradzo Mvududu comes to Seattle Pacific from Zimbabwe with her husband, Jonathan, and two sons. Dr. Mvududu received her doctorate in Education from °µÍøTV and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Dr. Mvududu’s teaching and research focus on statistics and research. She is primarily interested in statistics education, exploring non-cognitive factors that impact the teaching and learning of statistics. Her dissertation, “An Investigation of the Relations Between a Constructivist Learning Environment and Attitudes Toward Statistics in College Statistics Classrooms in Zimbabwe and the United States,” explored classroom environments and students’ attitude toward statistics.
While at °µÍøTV, Dr. Mvududu teaches courses in research and statistics.
Selected Publications
- Mvududu, N. (2003). “A Cross-Cultural Study of the Connection Between Students’ Attitude Towards Statistics and the Use of Constructivist Strategies in the Course.” Journal of Statistics Education [online] 11 (3) ()
- Mvududu, N. (2005). “Constructivism in the Statistics Classroom: From Theory to Practice.” Teaching Statistics 27 (2) 49–54
- Mvududu, N. (2007) “Challenges to Faithful Learning and Teaching: The Case of Statistics.” Christian Higher Education 6 (5) 439–445
- Mvududu, N. & Kanyongo, G. Y. (2011) “Using Real Life Examples to Teach Abstract Statistical Concepts.” Teaching Statistics 33 (1) 12–16
Please view Dr. Mvududu’s CV (PDF) for additional publications.