Open AccessCHARACTERIZING YEAR 11 STUDENTS’ EVALUATION OF A STATISTICAL PROCESS
Author(s) -
Maxine Pfannkuch
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
statistics education research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1570-1824
DOI - 10.52041/serj.v4i2.512
Subject(s) - mathematics education , statistical analysis , curriculum , psychology , computer science , process (computing) , statistics , pedagogy , mathematics , operating system
Evaluating the statistical process is considered a higher order skill and has received little emphasis in instruction. This study analyses thirty 15-year-old students’ responses to two statistics assessment tasks, which required evaluation of a statistical investigation. The SOLO taxonomy is used as a framework to develop a hierarchy of responses. Focusing on the quality of response allowed insight into and suggestions for how instruction might be improved. The implications for teaching, assessment, and the curriculum are discussed.
First published November 2005 at Statistics Education Research Journal: Archives