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The heat is on! Using a stylised graph to engender understanding
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Fitzallen, NE and Watson, JM and Wright, S, The heat is on! Using a stylised graph to engender understanding, Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 22, (2) pp. 3-7. ISSN 1326-0286 (2017) [Professional, Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Graphing opportunities in the primary classroom
focus on the application of conventional graphical
representations, such as column graphs. The Australian
Curriculum: Mathematics (Australian Curriculum,
Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA],
2016), however, provides the opportunity for various
graph types to be used to display and interpret data.
In Year 1, there are no particular graphical representations
mentioned and students are given the freedom
to display data in drawings and describe the displays.
This becomes more prescribed in Years 2 and 3, when
students create picture graphs and column graphs. In
Years 4, 5 and 6, students are extended to construct
suitable data displays, and evaluate the effectiveness
and usefulness of different data displays. The graphical
representations suggested are picture graphs, column
graphs, and dot plots. There is, however, the potential
to introduce other graphical representations that
engender understanding of data and draw out the
stories data have to tell. This article describes the
application of an unconventional, stylised graph that
has the potential to exploit students’ understanding of
column graphs to interpret a graphical representation
that displays time series data.
Graphical representations are
Item Details
| Item Type: | Professional, Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | STEM; heat transfer; science education; technology education; graphical representations |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Curriculum |
| Objective Field: | Syllabus and Curriculum Development |
| Author: | Fitzallen, NE (Dr Noleine Fitzallen) |
| Author: | Watson, JM (Professor Jane Watson) |
| Author: | Wright, S (Mrs Suzie Wright) |
| ID Code: | 117005 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DP150100120) |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2017-05-27 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-05-31 |
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