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'Plot 1 is all spread out and Plot 2 is all squished together”: exemplifying statistical variation with young students
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Chick, H and Watson, JM and Fitzallen, N, 'Plot 1 is all spread out and Plot 2 is all squished together': exemplifying statistical variation with young students, Making waves, opening spaces (Proceedings of the 41st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), 1-5 July 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 218-225. (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The idea of variation is a foundation of statistical reasoning, and many curriculum
documents, including the Australian Curriculum, include variation in the learning required
for the primary years. In this paper, we consider the design of activities that can exemplify
the idea of variation for young students and investigate how students can use graphs to
support discussions about variation. The use of appropriate contexts and the provision of
physical experiences of the phenomena seemed to help students make sense of graphical
representations and allowed them to discuss how variation was exemplified in the graphs.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | STEM; statistics education; primary; graphing; data representations |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Teaching and Instruction |
| Objective Field: | Pedagogy |
| UTAS Author: | Chick, H (Associate Professor Helen Chick) |
| UTAS Author: | Watson, JM (Professor Jane Watson) |
| UTAS Author: | Fitzallen, N (Dr Noleine Fitzallen) |
| ID Code: | 127122 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DP150100120) |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2018-07-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-02-14 |
| Downloads: | 15 View Download Statistics |
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