This paper is from Session 2A: Learning to reason with statistical models and modeling at the school level (Part 1)
which comes under Topic 2: Statistics education at the school level
Paper 2A2 (Wednesday 11th, 11:00-12:30)
Teacher assistance in modeling chance processes
Presenter
- Panchompoo Wisittanawat (Vanderbilt University, United States)
Abstract
This research characterizes recurrent forms of teacher assistance in a sixth-grade class as students invented and revised models. The primary focus is on how the teacher supported students to construct an image of repeated process and to subsequently employ this understanding as a guide to considering model fit and criteria for good models. Sources of data include field notes and video recordings of whole-class and small-group conversations. The analytic approach employs methods of constant comparison but is also informed by findings from end-of-year interviews with students.