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Middle school students' interest in statistical literacy
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Carmichael, C and Hay, I, Middle school students' interest in statistical literacy, Proceedings of the 31st annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 28 June - 1 July 2008, Brisbane, QLD, pp. 109-116. (2008) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper presents the results of a research review into the development of middle school students’ interest
in statistical literacy. In particular it reviews the concept of interest and its motivational influence on learning.
Findings reveal that very little research has examined the influence of positive affect such as interest on
learning in the middle-school statistics context. Further, these findings suggest that interest development
will be the result of a complex interplay of classroom influences and individual factors such as: students’
knowledge of statistics, their enjoyment of statistics and their perceptions of competency in relation to the
learning of statistics.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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| Keywords: | middle school, students, statistical literacy, interest, motivation, learning |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
| Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Carmichael, C (Mr Colin Carmichael) |
| UTAS Author: | Hay, I (Professor Ian Hay) |
| ID Code: | 54007 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2009-02-06 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-05-19 |
| Downloads: | 4 View Download Statistics |
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