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Activity Number: 263
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Council of Chapters
Abstract - #304898
Title: Building Statistical Thinking into the School Curriculum: Obstacles and Opportunities
Author(s): Richard L. Scheaffer*+
Companies: University of Florida
Address: 907 NW 21 Terrace, Gainesville, FL, 32603,
Keywords: school mathematics ; undergraduate statistics ; mathematical thinking ; statistical thinking
Abstract:

Statistics (as data analysis) is a key component of modern school (K--12) mathematics and one of the most highly enrolled mathematical science courses in most colleges. Thus, statistics is taught to many, but statistical thinking is still not a trait associated with most high-school or college graduates, even for those with strong mathematical thinking skills. Among the reasons for this are that much statistics is taught by mathematical thinkers and most courses are predominantly about techniques, rather than concepts. Examples of how statistics tends to be taught and assessed in schools and colleges, compared with examples of how it could be taught to enhance statistical thinking, will help shed light on the serious educational issue at hand.

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