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When mathematics and statistics collide in assessment tasks
Author(s) -
Bargagliotti Anna,
Groth Randall
Publication year - 2016
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/test.12096
Subject(s) - statistical thinking , mathematical statistics , mathematics education , computer science , statistics education , statistics , mathematics
Summary Because the disciplines of mathematics and statistics are naturally intertwined, designing assessment questions that disentangle mathematical and statistical reasoning can be challenging. We explore the writing statistics assessment tasks that take into consideration potential mathematical reasoning they may inadvertently activate.