This paper is from Session 4H: Statistical reasoning and teaching and learning processes
which comes under Topic 4: Improving teaching and capacity in statistics education
Paper 4H1 (Friday 13th, 14:00-15:30)
Statistically deep learning based on the investigative cycle of a sixth-grade elementary school student
Presenter
- Mitsuru Matsushima (University of Kagawa, Japan)
Abstract
This paper considers what kind of competency is enhanced in a PPDAC cycle for sixth-graders. PPDAC (Wild and Pfannkuch, 1999) is a statistical research process more than fifth-graders that became the new mode of statistical thinking on the revision course of study in Japan in March 2017. By analyzing lessons in statistical analysis, I explored sixth-graders’ competencies to compare two data sets using average value, and to discuss other analysis features as well, including spread of data, mode, and maximum and minimum values. Students also compared reasoning based on data with reasoning not based on data. Further, they recognized the importance of reasoning based on data.