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Graph creation and interpretation: Putting skills and context together

conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 05:31 authored by Noleine FitzallenNoleine Fitzallen, Jane WatsonJane Watson
Although the creation of graphs to display data has been part of the school curriculum for some time, the call in the new Australian Curriculum for “numeracy across the curriculum” provides both the opportunity and challenge to link the skills of graph creating with the understanding of context in order to produce meaningful interpretation of the messages held in graphs. This paper reports on classroom experiences of and assessment interviews with 12 grade 5/6 students who were introduced to the software TinkerPlots to assist in graph creation. The focus is on their success at graph creation and interpretation in contexts that provide potential links to other subjects in the school curriculum. Implications for both teaching and learning are drawn from the students’ experiences.

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Publication title

Mathematics: Traditions and [New] Practices - Proceedings of the AAMT-MERGA

Editors

J Clark, B Kissane, J Mousley, T Spencer, S Thornton

Pagination

253-260

ISBN

978-1-875900-70-1

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc.

Place of publication

Adelaide, South Australia

Event title

23rd Biennial Conference of The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. and the 34th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. (AAMT-MERGA Conference)

Event Venue

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-07-03

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-07-07

Rights statement

Copyright 2011 AAMT & MERGA

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  • Restricted

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Pedagogy

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