This is a session of Topic 3: Learning to teach statistics

Other sessions under topic 3 ... 3A: Professional development of teachers 3B: Pre-service preparation for primary teachers 3C: The impact of technology on learning to teach statistics 3D: Learning to use context in teaching statistics at school and tertiary level 3E: Learning to teach data-based statistics at school and tertiary level 3G: Diversity in types of teaching at the tertiary level 3H: Joint ICMI/IASE study on statistics education in school mathematics: challenges for teaching and t… 3I: Practicum learning to teach statistics: perspectives from young staff

(Thursday 15th, 11:00-12:30)

Similarities and contrasts in teaching mathematical and statistical thinking

Organizer

• Manfred Borovcnik (Austria)

Abstract

Mathematical concepts enable us to structure our thinking; corresponding models help us to structure reality. They supply us with tools to recognize and solve problems. Mathematical models are used also in stochastics. Yet, there seems to be a difference in usage and connotation.

The principal thesis of this session is that mathematical and stochastic thinking are different.

Contributions to reflect similarities and differences in mathematical and stochastic thinking are welcome, whether they are suitable case studies discussing such issues, or empirical feedback from learners reflecting the topic. The aim is to conceive relevant differences and similarities between these types of thinking, which offer didactical opportunities to improve the teaching of both mathematics and stochastics.

Papers

Paper	Title	Presenter(s) / Author(s)
3F1	Chance and necessity: the languages of probability and mathematics	Ramesh Kapadia (United Kingdom)
3F2	Mathematical logic and statistical or stochastical ways of thinking: an educational point of view	Ödön Vancsó (Hungary)
3F3	Exploration and induction versus confirmation and deduction	Kathryn Laskey (United States) Laura Martignon (Germany)

Other sessions under topic 3 ... 3A: Professional development of teachers 3B: Pre-service preparation for primary teachers 3C: The impact of technology on learning to teach statistics 3D: Learning to use context in teaching statistics at school and tertiary level 3E: Learning to teach data-based statistics at school and tertiary level 3G: Diversity in types of teaching at the tertiary level 3H: Joint ICMI/IASE study on statistics education in school mathematics: challenges for teaching and t… 3I: Practicum learning to teach statistics: perspectives from young staff