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Average: the juxtaposition of procedure and context
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Watson, J and Chick, H and Callingham, R, Average: the juxtaposition of procedure and context, Mathematics Education Research Journal, 26, (3) pp. 477-502. ISSN 1033-2170 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s13394-013-0113-4
Abstract
This paper presents recent data on the performance of 247 middle school students on questions concerning average in three contexts. Analysis includes considering levels of understanding linking definition and context, performance across contexts, the relative difficulty of tasks, and difference in performance for male and female students. The outcomes lead to a discussion of the expectations of the curriculum and its implementation, as well as assessment, in relation to students' skills in carrying out procedures and their understanding about the meaning of average in context.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | statistics education, average |
| 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, J (Professor Jane Watson) |
| UTAS Author: | Chick, H (Associate Professor Helen Chick) |
| UTAS Author: | Callingham, R (Associate Professor Rosemary Callingham) |
| ID Code: | 91236 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2014-05-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
| Downloads: | 310 View Download Statistics |
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