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Using Quality Control Activities to Develop Scientific and Mathematical Literacy
Author(s) -
Miller L. Diane,
Mitchell Charles E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
school science and mathematics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1949-8594
pISSN - 0036-6803
DOI - 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1995.tb15728.x
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , control (management) , mathematics education , scientific literacy , computer science , science education , mathematics , artificial intelligence , epistemology , philosophy
The daily activities of business and industry provide many fascinating opportunities to study basic concepts of mathematics and science. These activities often lend themselves to an activity‐based, manipulative‐enhanced learning environment. This article focuses upon a quality control activity used in the manufacturing of camera film. It suggests how this activity can be adapted to science and mathematics classrooms, and discusses some basic concepts of scientific methodology, probability, and statistics.