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This paper is from Session 2C: Real data and project based statistical education

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

(Thursday 6th, 16:00-18:00)

A quantitative study of countries using population data and pyramid graphs

Presenter

• Henry Arthur Kranendonk (United States)

Abstract

While an equation can be solved manually or by the click of a button in multiple ways, the information this equation communicates should also be a reason why students study it. Although the “how to’s” are important, they must be balanced with “why?” and “for what purpose?” The latter questions are essentially more meaningful, more interesting, and more engaging for many students. It is critical that students learn how to communicate their thinking to others. The project outlined in this paper was specifically designed for middle and high school students to improve their skills in posing quantitative questions and in articulating “why?” and “for what purpose?” these questions are asked.