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The development of statistical literacy at school

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posted on 2023-05-19, 09:19 authored by Rosemary CallinghamRosemary Callingham, Jane WatsonJane Watson
Statistical literacy increasingly is considered an important outcome of schooling. There is little information, however, about appropriate expectations of students at different stages of schooling. Some progress towards this goal was made by Watson and Callingham (2005), who identified an empirical 6-level hierarchy of statistical literacy and the distribution of middle school students across the levels, using archived data from 1993-2000. There is interest in reconsidering these outcomes a decade later, during which statistics and probability has become a recognised strand of the Australian mathematics curriculum. Using a new data-set of over 7000 student responses from middle-years students in different parts of Australia during the period 2007-2009, the nature of the hierarchy was confirmed. Longitudinal analysis identified how students performed across time against the hierarchy. Suggestions are made for systems and teachers about realistic expectations for middle-years students, and possible curriculum challenges.

Funding

Australian Research Council

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Key Curriculum Press

History

Publication title

Statistics Education Research Journal

Volume

16

Pagination

181-201

ISSN

1570-1824

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

International Association for Statistical Education

Place of publication

The Netherlands

Rights statement

Copyright 2017 International Association for Statistical Education (IASE/ISI)

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Other education and training not elsewhere classified

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