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Trajectories of learning in middle years' students statistical development
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Callingham, R, Trajectories of learning in middle years' students statistical development, Data and context in statistics education: towards an evidence-based society , 11-16 July 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia EJ ISBN 978-90-77713-54-9 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The middle years of schooling (Grades 5 to 9; ages 10 to 14 years), critical in students’
mathematical development, are also characterised by a dip in mathematics performance.
Typically, the greatest drop occurs at the transition between primary and high school. StatSmart
is a large-scale longitudinal study addressing statistics teaching and learning in the middle years
in three states in Australia, one of which has Grade 7 as part of the primary school, whereas in
the other two states Grade 7 marks the start of high school. Student understanding of statistics is
measured three times using Rasch measurement to compare performances at different points in
time. Two cohort measures indicated that there was a plateau in performance between the first
and second year of high school, rather than at the primary/high school transition. The trajectories
of learning identified are discussed
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | Trajectories of Learning in Middle Years' Students Statistical Development |
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: | Callingham, R (Associate Professor Rosemary Callingham) |
ID Code: | 65753 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2010-12-01 |
Last Modified: | 2012-03-21 |
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