Education and development of staff who teach statistics

Convenors

• Jennifer Noll (United States)
• Delia North (South Africa)
• M Gabriella Ottaviani (Italy)

Abstract

Statistics teaching demands sound statistical understanding and a sense of current student understanding of any curriculum elements. These must be complemented not only with a personal understanding of the content, but some sense of the processes by which students acquire the material, and some sensitivity to common stumbling blocks to progress. As statistics education evolves towards sustainable modes of enabling learners at all ages to tackle these challenges and make appropriate use of statistical tools and technology, the importance of preparing an incoming generation of teachers, both school and tertiary, and supporting an existing teacher cohort require our commitment and innovation.

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