This is a session of Topic 7: Statistical literacy in the wider society
(Tuesday 15th, 15:45-17:15)
Factors that affect statistical literacy
Organizers
- Einav Aizikovitsh-Udi (Israel)
- Sebastian Kuntze (Germany)
Session chair: Joachim Engel
Abstract
The development of Statistical Literacy can be affected in a variety of ways. For example, it might that particular reasoning skills or the capacity for critical thinking, essential to statistical literacy, require specific development. Even general cognitive skills such as reading competency could act to facilitate or impede the development of statistical literacy. In addition, student conceptions of key constructs such as variability can be seen as central to statistical literacy. The papers in this session will report research into these different factors.
Papers
| Paper | Title | Presenter / Co-author(s) |
| 7E1 | Critical thinking as an impact factor on statistical literacy – theoretical frameworks and results from an interview study | Einav Aizikovitsh-Udi (Israel) Sebastian Kuntze (Germany) |
| 7E2 | A multilevel perspective on factors influencing students’ statistical literacy | Ute Sproesser (Germany) Joachim Engel (Germany) Sebastian Kuntze (Germany) |
| 7E3 | Sustaining communication of the value of statistics in the humanities | Nicole Mee-Hyaang Jinn (United States) |