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Sufficiently Assessing teachers' statistical literacy
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Chick, H and Pierce, R and Wander, R, Sufficiently Assessing teachers' statistical literacy, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, 13-18 July 2014, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, pp. 1-6. (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Teachers are inundated with data, including reports from mandated testing. Interpreting these
requires professional statistical literacy, involving technical statistical knowledge and the capacity
to interpret data meaningfully in the context of teachers’ professional work. For a study
investigating teachers’ data use, the authors developed instruments for assessing statistical literacy
based on typical reports and the critical components of statistical literacy required to understand
them. Designing an instrument that assessed workplace-relevant statistical knowledge, and did not
take too long to complete, involved design choices through a process of beginning with an initial
pen-and-paper design and then designing an online version with automated marking. This paper
will examine some of these design issues and their impact on assessing teachers’ statistical literacy
prior to providing appropriate professional learning.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | statistical literacy, teacher knowledge, assessment |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Specialist studies in education |
Research Field: | Educational administration, management and leadership |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Schools and learning environments |
Objective Field: | Policies and development |
UTAS Author: | Chick, H (Associate Professor Helen Chick) |
ID Code: | 93230 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (LP100100388) |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2014-07-19 |
Last Modified: | 2015-05-13 |
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