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This paper is from Session 2A: Successfully implementing statistical education in primary schools

which comes under Topic 2: Statistics education at the school level             Full topic list

(Monday 3rd, 16:00-18:00)

The interplay between students’ statistical knowledge and context knowledge in analyzing data

Presenter

• Cynthia Langrall (United States)

Co-authors

• Steven Nisbet (Australia)
• Edward Mooney

Abstract

In this study, we examined the role of context knowledge in data analysis tasks and investigated the interplay between students’ use of context knowledge and statistical knowledge. Findings showed that knowledge of context was an important factor contributing to students’ engagement in statistical tasks. Students used context knowledge in three broad ways: to rationalize the data or their interpretations, in taking a critical stance toward the data, and in ways that were not necessarily productive or pertinent in addressing the task at hand.