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Factors Influencing the Development of Middle School Students' Interests in Statistical Literacy
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posted on 2023-05-17, 00:50 authored by Carmichael, C, Rosemary CallinghamRosemary Callingham, Jane WatsonJane Watson, Ian HayIan HayThis paper reviews factors that contribute to the development of middle school students’ interest in statistical literacy and its motivational influence on learning. To date very little research has specifically examined the influence of positive affect such as interest on learning in the middle-school statistics context. Two bodies of associated research are available: interest research in a mathematics education context and attitudinal research in a tertiary statistics context. A content analysis of this literature suggests that interest development in middle school statistics will be the result of a complex interplay of classroom influences and individual factors such as: students’ knowledge of statistics, their enjoyment of statistics and their perceptions of competency in relation to the learning of statistics.
History
Publication title
Statistics Education Research JournalVolume
8Pagination
62-81ISSN
1570-1824Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
International Association for Statistical EducationPlace of publication
NetherlandsRights statement
Ó International Association for Statistical Education (IASE/ISI), May, 2009Repository Status
- Restricted