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The influence of variation and expectation on the developing awareness of distribution
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Watson, JM, The influence of variation and expectation on the developing awareness of distribution, Statistics Education Research Journal, 8, (1) pp. 32-61. ISSN 1570-1824 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This study considers the evolving influence of variation and expectation on the development of school students' appreciation of distribution as displayed in their construction of graphical representations of data sets. Three interview protocols are employed, presenting different contexts within which 109 students, ranging in age from 6 to 15 years, could display and interpret their understanding. Responses are analyzed within a hierarchical cognitive framework. It is hypothesized from the analysis that, contrary to the order in which expectation and variation are introduced in the school curriculum, the natural tendency for students is to acknowledge variation first and then expectation.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
| Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Watson, JM (Professor Jane Watson) |
| ID Code: | 60465 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2010-02-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2012-03-30 |
| Downloads: | 331 View Download Statistics |
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