Challenges Faced by University Professors While Teaching Statistics Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study explores the numerous challenges that university professors have faced in teaching statistics courses online during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of a broader research project that explores characteristics of statistics teaching in university education. For this research, we designed a questionnaire that was answered by 750 statistics professors from 420 Mexican universities. The challenges they faced involve: (a) the use of information and communications technology; (b) technological tools for teaching statistics; (c) data; (d) the online learning environment; (e) students' knowledge; (f) statistical projects; (g) curricula; (h) attitudes; (i) the application of statistics; (j) the professors’ pedagogical content; (k) assessment; and (l) financial resources. Results provide us with a broad picture of the many challenges involved in teaching statistics online.