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The Relationship between Poor Numerical Abilities and Subsequent Difficulty in Accumulating Statistical Knowledge
Author(s) -
Gnaldi Michaela
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
teaching statistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.425
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1467-9639
pISSN - 0141-982X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9639.2006.00240.x
Subject(s) - numeracy , mathematics education , statistical analysis , psychology , mathematics , statistics , pedagogy , literacy
Summary Mathematics lecturers have long expressed concern about their students’ poor mathematical background and the effect this has on performance in first mathematics courses at university level. This article explores a similar concern about students’ numeracy in a statistics course for psychologists.