International Statistical Literacy Project

actionplan

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:42:32 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Editing and updating ISLP web pages is one of the main tasks of the ISLP action plan for this period. Therefore, we are restructuring the web pages around four main topics (some of them are then subdivided in other topics), as you can see from the list at the end of this message.

adult

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:23:33 +1200

Back to ISLP Home This page used to be coordinated by : Brian Cann. It is now a Wiki source page, where you may enter a resource if you have any. We recommend that you contact the ISLP Director before posting anything to make sure the resource belongs in this page. Thank you.

algeria

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

angola

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

argentina

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:22:39 +1200

Recursos de Interés

art

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:10:03 +1200

Back to ISLP Home This page was maintained until December 2007 by Eunice Goldberg and Carol Blumberg. It is now a Wiki page and you may enter a reference yourself. However, we recommend that you first consult with the ISLP Director before you post it, to make sure that your reference maintains our standards of quality.

articles

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:05:24 +1200

We compile here articles that we have written summarizing our work together in the ISLP,in particular the work in the Government Statistical Offices and Statistical Literacy Joint Statistical Meetings, 2008 Mary Townsend, Advisory Board member, will present at the Joint Statistical Meetings, 2008, the following paper of the ISLP: Efforts of Statistical Offices Across the World to Complement School Curricula , by Mary Townsend (Statistics Canada and ISLP), Pedro Campos (Statistics Portug…

asa2007

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:31:35 +1200

Using Statistics Effectively in Mathematics Education Research (2007). Working Group on Statistics in Mathematics Education Research. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association. 56 pp. (Co-PIs Richard L. Scheaffer and William B. Smith).

assess

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:24:42 +1200

Back to ISLP Home This page was created and maintained by : Sara Finney, Kenn Barron, and S. Jeanne Horst until July 2007. INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LITERACY IN COUNTRIES PIAAC Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies PIAAC (OECD) is a plan by the OECD. It addresses critical statistical skills needed by adults as part of general everyday or workplace functioning. It is somewhat similar in general terms to the PISA assessment progr…

australia

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:20:31 +1200

GOVERNMENT'S STATISTICAL LITERACY PROGRAMS Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics Education Services Education Services is the unit within the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) dedicated to promoting statistics in Australia’s primary and secondary schools and assisting teachers and students to increase their level of statistical literacy.

best-cooperative-project-award-2013

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:35:09 +1200

Back to ISLP Home BEST COOPERATIVE PROJECT AWARD IN STATISTICAL LITERACY: is awarded every two years, in recognition of outstanding, innovative, and influential statistical literacy projects that affect a broad segment of the general public and are fruit of the cooperation of different types of institutions (national statistical offices, schools, statistical societies, media, libraries etc. ).

bestproject

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:14:36 +1200

Winners of the BEST COOPERATIVE PROJECT AWARD IN STATISTICAL LITERACY 2011 The ISLP received 6 nominations for the Best Cooperative Project Award 2011. Awards went to the top two projects. A post-graduate program in official statistics (New Zealand) New Zealand Statistics and NAOS (the Network of Academics in Official Statistics ). Materials are temporarily available in: Web page

books

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:19:24 +1200

Government Statistical Offices and Statistical Literacy, 2008 The School Curricula across the World

brasil

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:26:12 +1200

Voltar à países Recursos para o ensino ou o treino em Estatistica na Internet (grátis) Biometria com muitos exercicios em Estatistica. (Link dado pela Maria Manuel da Silva Nascimento de Portugal) Página pra crianças do IBGE Oficina Estatistica para Todos da Lisbeth K. Cordani (2006)

brochures

Mon, 14 May 2007 10:47:33 +1200

The ISLP web site is full of compiled resources from all over the world. It may be a little bit overwhelming for the first time visitor. To help you navigate the pages, the following brochures contain a selection of these resources for different constituencies.

canada

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:20:42 +1200

Back to Countries CANADA Statistics Canada Free Learning Resources Portal Statistics Canada's portal to resources to educate the public in Statistics (in English) and the same portal (in French) gives an overview of the resources available. This website has a section for teachers, another for students, a kid’s zone, Postsecondary Education and a link to CensusAtSchool and to a glossary of statistics called “Power from Data.”

capeverde

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

cbs

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:27:32 +1200

There is a main website that gives general information. Read more in the ISLP pages proj2 and off2 under The Netherlands. The Statline site helps you collect their statistics free of charge.

census

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:11:13 +1200

Back to ISLP Home The CensusAtSchool is a project conducted by Several countries. It started as a trial project by Dr. Sharleen Forbes of Statistics New Zealana in 1990 with 60000 primary school students participating. The Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education, based at Nottingham Trent University, started the CensusAtSchool project in 2000 in conjunction with National Statistics. Since then, the project has been conducted in several countries. The data from all these …

chile

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:32:56 +1200

Todos los recursos en esta página están en español. All the resources in this page are in Spanish. CHILE: Estadistica is a project coordinated by Gloria Icaza and inspired by Martha Aliaga’s book on Introductory Statistics. La Alfabetizacion Estadística (in Spanish ), is a web page containing description of several projects to improve Statistical literacy in high school students. The material was put together by a team in the University of Valparaiso in Chile, lead by Carlos …

chinese-simplify

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:13:07 +1200

Survey

chinese-traditional

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:23:53 +1200

Survey

colombia

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

committees-phase2-2009

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:03:08 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page National Committees with Responsibility for Conducting Phase II * Argetina: Phase II committee * Brazil: Phase II committee * Canada: Phase II committee * Finland: Phase II committee * France: Phase II committee * Italy: Phase II committee * Portugal: Phase II committee * South Africa: Phase II committee * Spain: Phase II committees * United States: Phase II committees

competition-committee-argentina

Sun, 10 May 2009 05:19:49 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal - Gisela Duarte Docente - María Inés Rodríguez - Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto - Grupo de Enseñanza de la Estadística de la Sociedad Argentina de Estadística. (GENE-SAE) - Liliana Tauber - Universidad Nacional del Litoral- Grupo de Enseñanza de la Estadística de la Sociedad Argentina de Estadística. (GENE-SAE)

competition-committee-brazil

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:02:00 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal Comissão brasileira * Ângela Tavares Paes (UNIFESP, S. Paulo Brasil) * Marcelo M. Bueno Moreno (EE. Profa. Edir Paulino Albuquerque, Arujá/SP, Brasil) * Lisbeth K. Cordani (USP (apos.) , S. Paulo, Brasil), Head of the committee

competition-committee-canada

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:59:06 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal * Mary Townsend, Statistics Canada (Head of the committee) * Alison Gibbs, University of Toronto * Angela McCanny, Statistics Canada Resource Teacher Back to First Competition Portal

competition-committee-finland

Wed, 06 May 2009 03:39:47 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal * Heli Mikkelä, Statistics Finland, (head of the committee) * Reija Helenius, Statistics Finland * Irma Iho, The Finnish Association of Teachers of Mathematics, Physics,Chemistry and Informatics (MAOL) * Minna Korhonen, Statistics Finland (secretary/contact person of the committee)

competition-committee-france

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:04:09 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal * Jean Claude Girard, UFM de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon-1 (head of the committee) * Brigitte Chaput, École Nationale de Formation Agronomique, France * Françoise Robert, teacher Back to First Competition Portal

competition-committee-italy

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:15:28 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal Gabriella Ottaviani, University of Rome, La Sapienza (head of the committee) Stefania Mignani,University of Bologna; Paola Monari, University of Bologna; Paola Giacche, Italian Institute of Statistics; Laura Terzera,University of Milan;

competition-committee-portugal

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:47:46 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal The following individuals are organizing and arranging the details of the second phase of the competition in Portugal, in cooperation with the ISLP * Jaime Carvalho e Silva Dep. de Matemática, Universidade de Coimbra * Maria Eugénia Graça Martins , Dep. de Estatística e Investigação Operacional da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa * …

competition-committee-south_africa

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:53:13 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal The decision on the South African committee is pending. Back to First Competition Portal

competition-committee-spain

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:56:35 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal * Vicente Novegil Souto, Universidad de Vigo (head of the committee) * Albert Satorra, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona * Xose Candel Mendez, IES Gran Canaria * Matilde Rios, CPI Bergondo, A Coruña * Anna Llibertat Garcia, Escola El CIM, Vilanova i Geltru * Roser Armengol, Escola el CIM, Vilanova i Geltru

competition-committee-spanish-countries

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:51:03 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal Back to First Competition Portal

competition-committee-usa

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:46:52 +1200

Back to First Competition Portal * Martha Aliaga, American Statistical Association * Kathryn Lee Flores, California Department of Education * Allan Rossman, Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo * Juana Sanchez , University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Head of the committee.

competition-english

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:53:34 +1200

Back to Main Competition Page [ ] For any questions you may have regarding the International Statistical Literacy Competition, please Contact us . To go directly to registration, teachers, please, REGISTER HERE For training materials scroll down.

competition-event-argentina

Sun, 10 May 2009 05:18:34 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page María Inés Rodriguez, Directora del Comite Argentino El dia 7 de Abril se hizo la fase II de la competición en Argentina. Las evaluaciones y los niños salieron entusiamadísimos. El Comité argentino se reunió la semana siguiente para corregirlos. Pueden Pueden ver aquí algunas fotos del momento de la evaluación y los resultados.

competition-event-brazil

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:05:20 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Fotos da Fase 2 no Brasil: A comissão; o grupo; a prova 1 e a prova 2 [ A comissão ] [Phase 2 Brasil][ Prova 1][Prova 2] Lisbeth Kaiserlian Cordani, Coordenação da comissão A comissão brasileira, responsável pela FASE 2 da competição internacional promovida pelo International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP), tendo em vista os resultados obtidos pelos candidatos da Fase 2 Brasil, na prova realizada em 28/03…

competition-event-canada

Mon, 04 May 2009 03:23:22 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Dates and Details of the 2nd Phase of the ISLP Competition in Canada The Phase II exam in Canada took place at 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday April 22 at Eastview Public School in Oakville Ontario. The exam was done online using the Moodle course management system at UCLA Department of Statistics. The Canadian Committee managed all aspects of the competition. You may see the second phase exam [ Phase II exam]

competition-event-finland

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:39:00 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Phase 2 in Finland is concluded by Minna Korhonen [ Eini Palo (left) the teacher, Kaisa-Mari Vuoti (in the middle) the winner of lower secondary school grades 8-9 and then Minna Korhonen][JustusMutanen_RaimoHuhtala_MattiAnsala_MerjaKelanti3 (In the photo: Justus Mutanen (left) the winner of upper secondary school grades 2-3, Raimo Huhtala the teacher, Matti Ansala the deputy mayor of Rovaniemi and Merja Kelanti (right) …

competition-event-france

Mon, 04 May 2009 08:48:43 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Dates and Details of the 2nd Phase of the ISLP Competition in France The 2nd phase of the competition in France was managed and executed by a team of experts in Statistical Literacy from this country, the French Committee .

competition-event-italy

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:22:37 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Siamo alla fine della fase nazionale della Gara internazionale di statistica. Immaginiamo che siate in attesa dei risultati delle prove. E’ con grande piacere che proclamiamo

competition-event-portugal

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:28:11 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Disponibilizam-se os documentos das provas da 2ª Fase da 1ª Competição Internacional de Literacia Estatística, bem como os principais tópicos programáticos abrangidos (retirados da área dos professores à esquerda do écran seguindo programas e programas anteriores de http://www.educacao.te.pt)

competition-event-spain

Mon, 25 May 2009 15:33:16 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page La Fase 2 concluyó en España por Jose Vicente Novegil Cuatro estudiantes de ESO y 4 estudiantes de Bachillerato participaron en la segunda fase de la competicion en España. Los examenes se hicieron despues de la Semana Santa, en las respectivas escuelas, supervisados por testigos previamente contactados.

competition-event-usa

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:08:11 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Second Phase of the First Competition in the United States The United States held the second phase of the ISLP competition on February 25th, 2009. All students, except the 7th grader, competed at AP level, since all of them had taken the AP level exam. The committee in charge of the second phase in the United States decided the winners . These are:

competition-first

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:21:12 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Competition in Facebook The goal of the International Statistical Literacy Competition is to increase awareness of Statistics among students and teachers throughout the world, to promote statistical literacy resources and to bring together parties interested in statistical literacy in each country.

competition-first_winners

Thu, 27 May 2010 01:12:58 +1200

“Dedicated, hard working and ambitious are just some of the words that describe the learners who took part in the ISIBALO International Statistical Literacy Project Competition. All the 44 children who participated in the competition are winners. Their intelligence and willpower is inspirational, and their future in the world of statistics sparkles.” (Zanele Nondzimba, ISIBANE 21 August, 2009, page 3.) Statistician General of South Africa, Pali Lehohla is shown in the picture above with ISL…

competition-flyer-2012-13

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:44:11 +1200

Back to ISLP Home English [Competition flyer in English] Spanish [Competition flyer in Spanish] Portuguese [Competition flyer in Portuguese] French [Competition flyer in French] Italian [Competition flyer in Italian] Finnish [Competition flyer in Finnish]

competition-french

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:05:57 +1200

Compétition Internationale de Statistique de l’ISLP Pour toute question relative à la Compétition Internationale de Statistique de l’ISLP, vous pouvez contacter Juana Sanchez (UCLA) à l’adresse suivante : jsanchez@stat.ucla.edu Enseignants, vous pouvez vous inscrire directement

competition-isibalo-sponsors

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:15:22 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to Competition Portal Sponsors of the ISIBALO International Statistical Literacy Competition of the ISLP * Statistics South Africa (South Africa), hosted all teachers and students; prizes; organization. * Statistical Society of Canada (Canada) * Actuarial Foundation of Canada (Canada) * Halton District School Board (Canada) * Biostatistics Section of Statistical Society of Canada (Canada) * McGraw Hill Ryerson (Canada) * SORA (Canada) * ASA…

competition-italian

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:44:19 +1200

Pagine da Competizione [ ] Per qualunque domanda riguardante la Gara internazionale di alfabetizzazione statistica, contattateci: ISLP Gli insegnanti possono registrarsi direttamente qui Traduzione di Gabriella Ottaviani e Paola Guiacché, esperti di promozione della cultura statistica. Attività tradotte da Elisa Benzoni (UCLA, ISLP), Paola Giacché (ISTAT e ISLP), Stefania Mignani (Facoltà di Scienze Statistiche, Università di Bologna), M. Gabriella Ottaviani (Facolt…

competition-phase1-summary

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:34:43 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page Ranking of countries by the number of teachers they registered South Africa (215+ teachers ), Portugal (40), Italy (28), Finland (25), United States (23), New Zealand (13), China (9), Canada-english (5), Argentina (5), Brasil (5), Chile (4), Colombia (4) , Spain (4), The Netherlands (3), Mexico (2) , France (2), Costa Rica (1), Sri Lanka (1), Indonesia (1), Nigeria (1), Canada-French (1) ,Philippines (1), R…

competition-phase1-team

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:01:00 +1200

Have helped in one or more of the Following: the Flyer, Page of the Competition, Registration Forms, Evaluation of translations done by others Maria Gabriella Ottaviani (Italy), Paola Guiacche (Italy), Maria Manuel da Silva Nascimento (Portugal), Vladimir Ulyanov (Russia), Irina Eliseeva (Russia), Irina Kukuyeva (US), Jean Claude Girard (France), Brigitte Chaput (France), Elise Mennie (Canada), Jian Zhang (China, US), Miranda Mafafo (South Africa), Reija Helenius, Mikkela Heli (Finland), Cla…

competition-portuguese

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:36:20 +1200

Voltar à página internacional É cada vez mais frequente a necessidade de se compreenderem as informações veiculadas, especialmente pelos meios de comunicação, para tomar decisões e fazer previsões que terão influência não apenas na vida pessoal, como na de toda a comunidade. Neste século, estar alfabetizado também supõe saber ler e interpretar dados apresentados de maneira organizada e construir representações, para formular e resolver problemas que impliquem a recolha de dados…

competition-registrations

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:34:08 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page English Español Portuguės Italiano Français Русский 中文 China 中文 Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong Please, click on the language of your choice.

competition-rules-2012-13

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:47:42 +1200

Back to ISLP Home English [ Competition rules in English] Spanish [ Competition rules in Spanish] Portuguese [ Competition rules in Portuguese] French Italian [Competition rules in Italian] Finnish [Competition rules in Finnish] Swedish [Competition rules in Swedish]

competition-russian

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:51:14 +1200

Вернуться на главную страницу конкурса Если у Вас возникнут вопросы по поводу конкурса, пожалуйста, обращайтесь к нам по интернет-адресу: contact

competition-second

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:44:47 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Registration The registration has now begun and the following link will lead to the internet registration form. Teachers will register their students for the competition. If the teacher has students participating in both age categories, he/she must fill out two separate registration forms. Closing date for the registration is 12th May 2013.

competition-second_countrycoordinators

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:50:12 +1200

Guide for ISLP country coordinators [Guide for ISLP country coordinators- printable version in English] [Guide for ISLP country coordinators- printable version in Spanish] General The competition material (rules, judging criteria etc.) is available at the competition website . If something needs clarifying, please contact the ISLP Directors Reija Helenius, Sharleen Forbes or Pedro Campos (in Spanish and Portuguese).

competition-second_criteria

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:45:20 +1200

[ Judging criteria in English - printable version] [ Judging criteria in Spanish - printable version] [ Judging criteria in French - printable version] [ Judging criteria in Potuguese - printable version] [ Judging criteria in Italian - printable version]

competition-second_guidelines

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:53:24 +1200

[ Making a Statistical Poster- printable version in English] [ Making a Statistical Poster- printable version in Spanish] [ Making a Statistical Poster- printable version in French] [ Making a Statistical Poster- printable version in Portuguese]

competition-second_participating_countries

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:51:47 +1200

Countries where the ISLP Poster Competition 2010-2011 will be organised. The list will be updated regularly. The number of participants (students) is presented in parentheses. * Armenia (10) * Argentina (18) * Australia * Benin * Brazil (179) * Bulgaria (113) * Canada (451) * Cape Verde (10) * Czech Republic (635) * Colombia * Ecuador * Ethiopia * Finland (198) * Great Britain (1832) * Hungary (30) * Iran (2) * Ireland (224) * Italy (559) * Japan (129) *…

competition-second_rules

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:54:58 +1200

In English [ISLP Poster Competition 2010-2011 Rules - printable version] In Spanish [ISLP Poster Competition 2010-2011 Rules - printable version] In French [ISLP Poster Competition 2010-2011 Rules - printable version] In Portuguese [ISLP Poster Competition 2010-2011 Rules - printable version]

competition-second_teacher_notes

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:31:55 +1200

[ISLP Poster Competition - Teacher`s notes- printable version in English] [ISLP Poster Competition - Teacher`s notes- printable version in Spanish] [ISLP Poster Competition - Teacher`s notes- printable version in French] [ISLP Poster Competition - Teacher`s notes- printable version in Italian]

competition-second_timetable

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:40:56 +1200

There are some dates in the timetable that are compulsory for all countries. The dates when the competition begins and the national winners has to be known are the same for all countries. Otherwise, the timetable is indicative and countries may, when needed, instruct the way they like.

competition-spanish

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:44:19 +1200

Vuelta a la Página Principal de la Competición [ ] Para cualquier pregunta que tengan acerca de la Competición, por favor contáctenos. Para inscribirse directamente en la competición, maestros, por favor, INSCRĺBANSE AQUĺ /NOTEN QUE LA INSCRIPCION POR INTERNET ESTA CERRADA YA. HAN DE CONTACTAR EL ISLP directamente.

competition

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:11:25 +1200

The goal of the International Statistical Literacy Competition is to increase awareness of Statistics among students and teachers throughout the world, to promote statistical literacy resources and to bring together parties interested in statistical literacy in each country.

costa-rica

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

countries

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:10:10 +1200

This page’s original design and coordination until May 25th was done by José Vicente Novegil Souto, Universidad de Vigo. It is now open as a Wiki Page, so we encourage you to enter statistical literacy resources that you know of. Just make sure you contact us and let us know, so we can advice you on the best place to place it and help you with the editing.

country-coordinators-guide-2012-13

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:32:58 +1200

Back to ISLP Home [Guide for ISLP Country Coordinators in English - printable version] [Guide for ISLP Country Coordinators in Spanish - printable version] [Guide for ISLP Country Coordinators in Slovak - printable version] General The competition material (rules, judging criteria etc.) is available at the competition website. If something needs clarifying, please contact the ISLP Directors Reija Helenius, Sharleen Forbes or Pedro Campos (in Spanish and Portuguese).

curriculum-book

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:15:59 +1200

Comparison of School Curricula and Supporting programs in the World

curriculum

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:55:39 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page ---------- PISA -The Case for Including Statistical Literacy in the School Curriculum The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is an internationally standardized assessment that was jointly developed by participating countries and administered to more than a million 15-year-olds in schools in over 60 countries between the years 2000 and 2006. PISA assesses how far student…

dates-phase2-2009

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:28:41 +1200

Back to Competition Portal Back to First Competition Main Page The Event date and details for Phase II * Argetina: Phase II event * Brazil: Phase II event * Canada: Phase II event * Finland: Phase II event * France: Phase II event * Italy: Phase II event * Portugal: Phase II event * South Africa: Phase II event * Spain: Phase II event * United States: Phase II event

def

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:15:49 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Definitions of Statistical Literacy As background for the newer definitions of Statistical Literacy, we have decided to include the Oxford English Dictionary definition of “numeracy” (which is more general than statistical literacy). The definitions of Statistical Literacy are then presented after this.

directions

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:01:03 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Because the ISLP is a virtual forum where people with needs or interests in Statistical Literacy meet, this web site is in the Wiki Environment. This means that users with login and password can edit the content of the pages and add things. In the first phase, before March 2007, only the Director, the advisory committee and the projects coordinators will have access to such privileges. After March 2007, the site will be an open source for everybody who is a member of …

discussion

Wed, 02 May 2007 03:46:17 +1200

Discussion of the new C@S questionnaire

doku.php_1994-1996

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:54:24 +1200

PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1994 TO FEBRUARY 1996 Report of the ISI World Numeracy Program (WNP) Advisory Board (27 February 1996) (by Professor Luigi Biggeri, Chairman) 1. Considering that the fight against illiteracy in the world has achieved considerable success, while we observe a great weakness in quantitative skill in many part of the world, and considering that now familiarity with quantitative thinking is more and more a requirement of contemporary society as literacy, but, for a variety of r…

doku.php_1996-1997

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:58:55 +1200

PERIOD OF MARCH 1996 TO DECEMBER 1997 1. In Istanbul, at ISI 51, 1997, a meeting of the Advisory Committee of the WNP was held under the Chairmanship of Luigi Biggeri. IASE President Maria Gabriella Ottaviani was present, confirming that IASE is a natural Section to have a major involvement in the World Numeracy Programme. At that meeting Anne Hawkins, IASE past-president, agreed to try to establish a more active network of people interested in the objective of the Programme. By now 29 persons …

doku.php_1998-1999

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:02:51 +1200

PERIOD OF JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 1999 In Helsinki, at the ISI 52nd Session, Prof. Luigi Biggeri, the Chairman of the ISI WNP, organized a Panel Discussion (IPM 6) on “Statistical Literacy”. The Panel was held on Monday, 16 August and was chaired by Prof. Biggeri. The panelists were Olajedo Ajayi (Nigeria), Carol Joyce Blumberg (USA), Maria-Gabriella Ottaviani (Italy), and Martin Podehl (Canada). It should be noted that Carol Blumberg replaced Miquel Cervera (Mexico) when he was unable t…

doku.php_2000-2001

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:05:43 +1200

PERIOD OF JANUARY 2000 TO JUNE 2001 During 2000, Professor Biggeri oversaw the implementation of the activities listed above. Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms The Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms became a reality thanks to the hard work of Johan Dragt. The Glossary is free and is on the Internet at . The Glossary contains translations of over 3000 statistical terms into19 languages (Afrikaans, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Engl…

doku.php_2001-2003

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:07:30 +1200

PERIOD OF JULY 2001 TO JANUARY 2003 In July 2001, Carol Joyce Blumberg took over as chair of the World Numeracy Program. Her first step was to gather information from as many people as possible as to what directions they wanted the World Numeracy Project to take. Reports were written by her in December 2001 and circulated to the IASE Executive Committee and the Director and Assistant Director of the ISI. Based on these reports it was decided to change the name of the project to International S…

doku.php_2003-2006

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:09:42 +1200

PERIOD OF JANUARY 2003- NOVEMBER 2006 The sole activity of the ISLP during this period was the building up and maintenance of the ISLP website. During this time the ISLP website was housed at Winona State University and was maintained by Carol Joyce Blumberg with assistance from three Winona State students: Nichole Machacek (January 2003 to April 2004), Robert Spencer (May 2004 to February 2005), and Tasfia (Tory) Ahmed (February 2005 to June 2006). The server space for the webpages was don…

doku.php_2007

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:11:58 +1200

Period 2007 Creation of the Wiki Interface and new site for the ISLP web page After Juana Sanchez was appointed, Stephen Cope, of the Department of Statistics in Auckland, New Zealand, and the web master of the IASE, Chris Wild, created the wiki interface that you are in now. All of Carol Blumberg’s ISLP web pages were transferred from Winona University to Auckland, New Zealand, where the web site for IASE is. This new interface allows the Director of the ISLP to work on the ISLP web pa…

doku.php_2008

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:27:47 +1200

Period 2008 First International Statistical Literacy Competition of the ILSP The very first International Statistical Literacy Competition of the ISLP was launched right after the ISI. It involved a lot of work advertising in numerous newsletters (OECD, Stats Canada, Statistical Society of Canada, ASA, ISI Bulletin, etc) and many web sites. Many people were contacted to start the motion and to help encourage teachers to register their students. In places where local members of IASE took an …

doku.php_2009

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:15:51 +1200

Period 2009 As Director of the ISLP, Juana Sanchez was invited to organize an invited session at the ISI 57 and to present at the topic contributed session organized by Pedro Campos on Statistically significant learning experiences. In addition to that, also as Director of the ISLP, Dr. Sanchez cooperated with ISIBALO of Statistics South Africa in the preparation and execution of the International Statistical Literacy Competition.

doku.php_advisory_committee_2008-2009

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:18:29 +1200

ISLP Advisory Committee in 2008 - 2009 (in alphabetical order, by country) The purpose of the Advisory Committee of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) is to help the Director make decisions with respect to the nature of the projects in which the ISLP will become involved. They also provide advice on the scope of these projects and are available for consultation by the Director whenever needed. Some members of the advisory committee play also an executive role by being the…

donate

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:35:55 +1200

Electronic Donations to ISI For electronic donations to ISI earmarked to ISLP/IASE, by credit card, go to the ISI’ Secure Electronic Payment Site. In the window “Membership number” enter “ISLP Donation” if you are not an ISI member. If you are an ISI member (IASE or other section)enter your member ID if you remember it, if not enter the “ISLP donation.” In the section on “Donation” enter in the section “Donation to ISLP.”

dwh_wiki

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:46:55 +1200

An interesting resource on data warehousing can be found at This wiki provides information on databases, DWH architecture, design issues and more. Participations are encouraged!

el-salvador

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:51:35 +1200

Volver a Paises El Salvador ---------- Recursos para enseñar y aprender estadística Area infantil de estadística y censos de la oficina nacional de estadistica. Contiene un libro para colorear y otro coloreado con informaciones sobre El Salvador. Escritos en plan cómics, es una manera de motivar a los estudiantes y adultos a conocer el país en cifras.

espana

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:50:24 +1200

Volver a Paises Para introducir información sobre algún recurso puedes indicar: Nombre del recurso con enlace al site (URL), Breve descripción del Recurso, Idioma, Contacto de Referencia Recursos para Profesores y Estudiantes, Jóvenes y Adultos * Vitutor contiene el programa de matemáticas de la ESO (Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria) y ejercicios de probabilidad y estadística para practicar, así como lecciones breves definiendo conceptos estadísticos. No es una página oficial de…

esttimor

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

final-guimaraes

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:40:28 +1200

The final of the ISLP Competition in Portugal took place in Guimaraes. Prof. Chris Wild, former president of the IASE, gave the prizes to all the groups. Prizes included a cash prize, a watch of the ISI, APM games and several other goodies. After the competition, Prof. Wild, the parents and teacher, as well as University do Minho students stayed for a small celebration. We see the group here.

finland

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:38:52 +1200

Back to Main Countries Page FINLAND Statistics Finland Website Statistics Finland's website offers a comprehensive learning program, which has been developed for individual use and classroom use. The main customer groups are teachers, public sector and private enterprises.

france

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:04:56 +1200

Countries Electronic Journal for History of Probability and Statistics The Electronic Journal for History of Probability and Statistics (also in French) is a fun journal with a double vocation. It publishes original papers on the history of probability and statistics. No registration or subscription is needed to read the articles.

game-brasil

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:55:57 +1200

Competição nas Escolas do Brasil: "Quem quer ser um entendido em Estatística?" Profesores podem inscrever estudantes na competição ou esclarecer qualquer duvida, envie p.f. uma mensagem para a Direcção do ISLP . PRAZO PARA INSCRIçAO: 30 de setembro

game-portugal-pilot-2007

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:30:26 +1200

Before August 14th 2007: Announcement of the Competition, Registrations and Locations Por ocasião dos encontros internacionais dos professores de Estatística, a realizar em Guimarães e em Lisboa em Agosto de 2007, o Projecto Internacional de Literacia Estatística (ISLP) organizou uma competição em Estatística semelhante ao jogo “Quem quer ser milionário?” ao qual foi dado o nome”Quem quer ser um entendido em Estatística?”. O jogo foi realizado nas localidades do Norte do Port…

game

Sun, 10 May 2009 04:09:38 +1200

WINNERS First team Secundaria Filipa Daniela Pereira Costa, Olivia Cristina Marques Gomes, Diana Cristina Oliveira Vaz Escola Secundaria de Caldas Das Taipas Teacher: Lurdes Marques [ Escola secundaria winning team (center) with Chris Wild, past president of IASE, Bruno Sousa of U do Minho (right) and ISLP Director Juana Sanchez ]

gen

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:51:09 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Project Coordinator: Ken Shimabukuro For N-Z, go Here. This page contains statistical literacy websites that are available on the Internet. We also have a page for other general resources on the Internet, such as articles, glossaries, and bibliographies and a page for general resources that are NOT available on the Internet go to.

gen2

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:24:55 +1200

Back to ISLP Home This page used to be coordinated by Ken Shimabukuro. It is now a wiki page and you may enter resources yourself. Please, ask the ISLP if you are not sure whether a resource belongs here or not. For A-M, go Here. This page contains statistical literacy websites that are available on the Internet. For other general resources on the Internet, such as articles, glossaries, and bibliographies, go Here. For general resources that are NOT available on the Internet go Here.

general

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:28:45 +1200

Page Coordinators: Ken Shimabukuro General Web sites On Statistical Literacy A-M General Web sites on Statistical Literacy N-Z General Resources on Statistical Literacy on the Internat (Other than web sites) Examples: articles, glossaries..

gennonweb

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:03:21 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Project coordinators: Ken Shimabukuro and Juana Sanchez This page contains general resources that are NOT available on the Internet. For general websites on statistical literacy on the Internet go to Here. For other general resources on the Internet, such as articles, glossaries, and bibliographies, go to Here.

genotherweb

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:56:22 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Project coordinators: Ken Shimabukuro and Juana Sanchez This page contains general resources other than statistical literacy websites that are on the Internet, such as articles, glossaries, and bibliographies. For general websites on statistical literacy, go Here. For general resources that are NOT available on the Internet go to Here.

guidelines-poster-2012-13

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:00:52 +1200

Back to ISLP Home English * [Poster guidelines in English] Spanish * [Poster guidelines in Spanish] Portuguese French Italian * [Poster guidelines in Italian] Finnish * [Poster guidelines in Finnish] Swedish * [Poster guidelines in Swedish]

guineabissau

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

hist

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:41:10 +1200

Back to ISLP Home An ISI committee was established in 1994 to stimulate the spread of quantitative skills around the world in areas and populations (especially in developing countries and among the young) that could benefit from increased knowledge of numbers and their applications, with particular regard to statistics. The committee was known at the World Numeracy Program Advisory Committee and was chaired by Prof. Luigi Biggeri (Italy).

home

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:59:28 +1200

home_august_2010

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:08:03 +1200

ABS Demographic data informing the Population Puzzle Statistics Canada´s web page to promoting national statistical literacy competition in Canada) Investigate the Environment

home_country_representatives

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:35:43 +1200

The second call for country representatives The mission of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) is to support, create and participate in statistical literacy activities and promotion around the world. International Statistical literacy project (ISLP) seeks for country representatives to promote and implement project activities. At the moment we have 66 country coordinators but still many countries are missing. Please look at the list of country coordinators. If your country …

home_december_2010

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:50:29 +1200

Numb taken out of numbers By John Gibb on Thu, 2 Dec 2010 University of Otago Some people find statistics utterly dull, but University of Otago statistician John Harraway and 35 senior Dunedin teachers are determined to prove them wrong. Mr Harraway, who is a senior lecturer in the university’s mathematics and statistics department, is well aware that some people, including quite a few school pupils, find statistics “not very interesting”. But he begs to differ and highlights the vital …

home_islp_team_2009-2013

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:40:29 +1200

ISLP team for 2009 - 2013 Hello everyone, I am Reija Helenius, the new director of ISLP. I come from Finland where I work as a Head of Development in the Information Services Unit of Statistics Finland. I am an elected member of ISI and a member of IASE. In my current job my main task is to develop user friendly services for users of statistics. Especially close to my heart are statistical training and national statistical offices´ cooperation activities with educational institutions. For th…

home_january_2011

Thu, 10 May 2012 22:11:50 +1200

News

home_july2012

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:47:27 +1200

home_july_2010

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:43:55 +1200

OECD Statistics Newsletter No.49 (July 2010) [ Senegal celebrates the World Statistics Day on 20 October 2010.] ISLP Newsletter 1(3) is released

home_june_2010

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:41:53 +1200

JUNE 2010 [ISLP Newsletter 1(3) is released] ISLP Poster Competition starts in September 2010 The First International Conference on Theory and Application of Statistics, Dhaka, 26-28 December 2010 World Statistics Day 20.10.2010 RSS NEWS June 2010

home_may_2010

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:53:49 +1200

MAY 2010 New guide aims to make sense about science and straight statistics The ABS Media Centre provides journalists with access to key media resources New e-learning material European Atlas of the Sees ISLP Advisory Board for 2009 - 2013 nominated

home_november_2010

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:13:08 +1200

NEWS FROM IRAN On World Statistics Day in Iran the Iranian Statistical Society distributed a new educational statistics story book. Called One day with statistics it was written in Farsi (Persian) by Afshin Ashofteh (a lecturer in the statistics department of Isfahan University for 5 yea…

home_october_2010

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:04:18 +1200

A guide for using statistics in evidence based policy World Statistics Day 20.10.2010 [Actividades planificadas para Jornada del Día mundial de la Estadística.doc | Actividades planificadas para Jornada del Día mundial de la Estadística] ==== Announcing the Competition for the 2011 IAOS Prize for Young Statisticians ==== The field of official statistics offers great challenges and opportunities. To encourage more young statisticians to take an active interest in official statistics, …

identity

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:41:52 +1200

Back to ISLP Home ABOUT ISLP PROJECT The International Statistical Literacy Project is under the umbrella of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), a section of the International Statistical Institute (ISI). It is overseen jointly by the Executive Committee of the IASE and the ISLP Advisory Committee. Learn about the History of the ISLP and the World Numeracy Project, see all the people managing this project, our history and our mission. Our list of pages contai…

identity22

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:32:31 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Heading Here data here Back to ISLP Home

international-year-of-statistics-2012

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:00:31 +1200

Back to ISLP Home International Statistical Literacy Project Is Participating in the International Year of Statistics 2013 International Statistical Literacy Project is proud to announce it is participating in the International Year of Statistics 2013, a worldwide celebration of the contributions of statistical science to the advancement of our global society.

islp-meeting-2013

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:17:31 +1200

Back to ISLP Home The 59th World Statistics Congress (WSC) will be held in Hong Kong, China during 25−30 August 2013. There will be meetings with ISLP Country Coordinators during the conference. In addition, the conference includes numerous sessions on statistical literacy.

islp-strategy-project

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:16:18 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Background The objective of the ISLP (International Statistical Literacy Project) is to promote statistical literacy across the world and in all walks of life. Special emphasis is given to teaching of basic statistical literacy and understanding to target groups who do not already have such skills.

islp_open_meeting

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:14:23 +1200

islpgame

Mon, 28 May 2007 08:10:20 +1200

ISLP JOGO EM PORTUGAL e BRASIL: "Quem quer ser um entendido em Estatística?" Para se inscrever na competição ou esclarecer qualquer duvida, envie p.f. uma mensagem para a Direcção do ISLP . PRAZO PARA INSCRIçAO NO JOGO EM PORTUGAL: JULHO

italy

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:52:29 +1200

Statisticamente Parte dal presupposto che la statistica è un modo di pensare. Il progetto vuole sollecitare la curiosità dei giovani di fronte alla variabilità dei fenomeni naturali e sociali e all’incertezza degli eventi proponendo problemi antichi e moderni che hanno solo soluzioni statistiche.

japan

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:47:51 +1200

JAPAN Statistics Bureau Welcome to the World of Statistics. Introduction to Official Statistics is a movie in English (or Japanese) about the world of official statistics in Japan. It starts with a very important question: Imagine a world without statistics published by official governments. What couldn’t we do? A lot of things. The video nicely promotes statistics and explains how the official numbers come to light. It has music, color, nice images and real people.

journalsteachers

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:55:14 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page Teaching Statistics Mathematical Association of America special interest group on Statistics Education Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page

judging-criteria-2012-13

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:51:07 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Judging criteria is announced later on. English Spanish Portuguese French Italian Finnish Swedish Back to ISLP Home

k-12

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:52:53 +1200

School Curriculum guidelines documents from several countries Resources for Primary/Elementary School Teachers to Use in Their Classrooms Resources for Primary/Elementary School Teachers to Use to Improve Their Knowledge of Statistics and Probability and its Teaching

lithuania

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:27:35 +1200

Statistics Lithuania has web material in Lithuanian. You can add it to your Statistical Literacy resources by language and country -web page.

lottery

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:05:02 +1200

We are conducting this lottery to raise funds to defray the cost of travel and other expenses of the students and teachers going to South Africa to participate in the ISIBALO International Statistical literacy competition. We will be posting here photos of the prizes.

macau

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

marathonwiki

Sat, 09 Dec 2006 15:07:43 +1200

Write your thoughts about the marathon topic on the home page, media section here.

media

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:59:40 +1200

This page was created by Carol Blumberg in 2001 and maintained by her until 2006; Paul J. Fields co-coordinated the page between 2005 and July 2007. THIS PAGE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. THE FIRST PART DEALS WITH NEWS RELEASES AND EXEMPLARY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. THE SECOND PART DESCRIBES RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR FREE. THE THIRD PART DESCRIBE OTHER RESOURCES (BOTH FREE AND THOSE WITH A COST).

mexico

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:22:53 +1200

[ Maňana de Perros]- Ejercicios aplicados de probabilidad de Hugo Mael Hernandez Trevethan. Hugo trabaja en el Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (CCH), plantel Vallejo. Es uno de los cinco CCH’s y todos ellos son de nivel medio superior (grados 10, 11 y 12 en el sistema de EU). Igualmente el CCH es parte de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. En su plantel hay cosa de 12,000 estudiantes. Solo los de quinto semestre pueden optar por Estadística y Probabilidad (dos se…

mission

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:42:28 +1200

Back to ISLP Home The mission of the International Statistical Literacy Project (ISLP) is to support, create and participate in statistical literacy activities and promotion around the world. To facilitate communication among many countries and projects, we support this webpage, which is a forum where those interested in acquiring or providing statistical literacy can meet (in a virtual sense), exchange needs, information and resources, and learn to disseminate statistical literacy in…

mm

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:48:12 +1200

Voltar á página internacional Realmat 2008 REALMAT 2008 X ENCONTRO REGIONAL DE PROFESSORES DE MATEMÁTICA De 6 a 7 de Fevereiro de 2008 na Escola Básica 2,3 com Secundário de Ribeira de Pena Título: Literacia Estatística: uma competição internacional

morealea

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:22:33 +1200

Project Alea (continues from home page) The web page is also featured in English, although the interface looks a little different in content in the English version than the portuguese one. The project was developed with the intention of providing readers of literature that contain statistical information with resources to understand the information and determine its relevance. The project produces instrumentos for the comprehension, utilization and teaching of Statistics, targeted mainly at …

mozambique - Copy

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200

mozambique

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:08:35 +1200

To be updated.

netherlands

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:31:57 +1200

Netherlands Mappingworlds where the size of countries on the maps depends on their importance in the variable you are looking at. For instance, lead production… You can also find out which countries in the world have most IKEA stores, among other things.

new_zealand

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:25:42 +1200

Back to Main Countries Page NEW ZEALAND Statistics New Zealand: pioneer CensusAtSchool Article Forbes, Sharleen. Raising Statistical Awareness In Teaching Statistics, Autumn 1996, Volume 18, Number 3, Pages 66 to 69. This article describes the organization and results of the 1990 New Zealand Children’s Census.

news

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:40:09 +1200

Back to ISLP Home The Eighth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education 2013 “” Location: Antalya, Turkey Date: 6 to 10 February 2013 For more information go to “” CERME8: Working Group 5

news_meetings

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:12:35 +1200

[ISLP Open Meeting 11.-16.7.2010]

newsarchive

Wed, 02 May 2007 12:34:36 +1200

newsletter-v-1

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:31:55 +1200

[ Newsletter Volume 1.1 June 2008] [ Newsletter Volume 1.2 July 2008] [ Newsletter Volume 1.3 August 2008] Newsletter Volume 1.4 September-October 2008 Newsletter Volume 1.5 November-December 2008

newsletter-v-2

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:13:50 +1200

[ Newsletter Volume 2(2)] [ Newsletter Volume 2(1)]

newsletter-v-3

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:08:20 +1200

[ISLP Newsletter Volume 2(3)] [ISLP Newsletter Volume 1(3)]

newsletter-v-4

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:09:25 +1200

[ISLP Newsletter Volume 2(4)] [ISLP Newsletter Volume 1(4)]

newsletter-v-5

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:16:36 +1200

[ISLP Newsletter Volume 1(5)]

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:02:29 +1200

Volume 5 Volume 4 Volume 3 Volume 2 Volume 1

newspapers

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:22:12 +1200

Back to Newspaper and Articles page NEWSPAPER CLIPS WITH STATISTICAL CONTENT AND GRAPHS The Monty Hall Problem and Cognitive Psychology Selection Bias in Baseball trials on drug abuse Is there such thing as statistical inevitability? Numbers that save lives

off

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:34:48 +1200

Back to Main Training Page Back to Main Training Programs and Learning Materials Page The page is now wiki, and will benefit from your input. To be able to contribute, please login and proceed from there. Contact the ISLP Director to get help editing if you need it.

off2

Mon, 31 May 2010 20:11:45 +1200

Back to Main Training Page The page is now wiki, and will benefit from your input. To be able to contribute, please login and proceed from there. Contact the ISLP Director to get help editing if you need it. We have divided this web page into three pages for ease of printing. The three pages are:

off3

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:34:06 +1200

offices

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:00:58 +1200

Training Programs and Learning Materials in Alphabetical Order These pages include a variety of training programs and learning materials for both official statisticians and the general public (from the primary school level upwards) A-C D-N

otherlang

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:57:12 +1200

list of items in other languages MULTIPLE LANGUAGES ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms This Glossary is free and is on the Internet at . The Glossary contains translations of over 3000 statistical terms into19 languages (Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Euskara, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish). Most terms also include short…

participants-2012-13

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:16:44 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Here are all the countries that will organize the ISLP Poster Competition 2012−2013. The number in brackets represents the participating students from each country. The list will be updated regularly. * Argentina (40) * Australia (7)

past-best-cooperative-project-awards

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:09:04 +1200

Back to ISLP Home The ISLP received 6 nominations for the Best Cooperative Project Award 2011. Awards went to the top two projects. A post-graduate program in official statistics (New Zealand) New Zealand Statistics and NAOS (the Network of Academics in Official Statistics )

past-islp-meetings

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:38:36 +1200

Back to ISLP Home IAOS 2012 Official Statistics: getting your messages across Location: Kiev, Ukraine Date: 12 to 14 September 2012 For more information go to At its biannual conference the International Association for Official Statistics is focusing on ways of ensuring that statistics reach a wide audience, maximising their use and demonstrating their value. The conference is open to all with an interest in official statistics and has five themes:

people

Sun, 25 Aug 2013 18:30:07 +1200

Back to ISLP Home The ISLP is a project that could not have been possible without the cooperation and contributions of a large number of volunteers. ISLP Executive Reija Helenius, Finland, Director Pedro Campos, Portugal, Deputy Director Sharleen Forbes, New Zealand, Deputy Director

porto-2007

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:25:52 +1200

Some sneak previews of the ISLP Statistical Literacy Competition in Portugal

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portugal

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:14:11 +1200

Voltar aos países Portugal ---------- Resources for Teachers and Students, Young and Adults Análise de Dados, Ministério da Educação Análise de Dados Estatística e Probabilidades, do GAVE, Ministério da Educação Estatística e Probabilidades, do GAVE, Ministério da Educação.

presentations

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:21:53 +1200

Presentations about the ISLP Book on Statistical Societies Programs [ Adriana D'Amelio (Argentina). Octavo Congreso Latinoamericano de Sociedades de Estadistica, Montevideo, Uruguay, 7-10 Octubre, 2008] Mary Townsend, Canada. Joint Statistical Meetings, American Statistical Association, Denver, Colorado, August 2008

priclass

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:06:40 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page Note: This webpage is mainly devoted to resources to be used in the classroom. Go to the Primary School Teachers page for resources mainly devoted to that group. Information and activities related to Children’s Censuses and similar activities are at census .

priteach

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:44:03 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page Note: This webpage is mainly devoted to resources for primary school teachers. Go to priclass for resources mainly devoted to use in primary classrooms. THIS PAGE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART DESCRIBES RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR FREE. THE SECOND PART DESCRIBE OTHER RESOURCES (BOTH FREE AND THOSE WITH A COST).

programs

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:30:07 +1200

Page coordinator until Feb 2008 Paola Giacché. The page is now wiki, and will benefit from your input. To be able to contribute, please login and proceed from there. Contact the ISLP director to get help editing if you need it. * Countries and International Offices starting with A-H * Countries and International Offices starting with I-N * Countries and International Offices starting with O-Z

proj

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:23:43 +1200

Back to Main Programs Page This page was coordinated until February 2008 by Paola Giacché. It is now a Wiki web page, so you may enter information in it. However, please, consult with the Director of the ISLP or with Paola first to make sure that the item you want to enter belongs in this page.

proj2

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:26:13 +1200

proj3

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:31:41 +1200

resultscomp1

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:35:36 +1200

The summary of the number of finalists by country and details for next phase will be posted here at the end of November. Last updated: 10/17/08

sa

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:20:17 +1200

Back to Countries ---------- Resources for Teachers and students, adult and young SASA's teacher resources South African Statistical Association's (SASA) Teacher resources contains the South African curriculum, some resources on data handling and other resources on probability.

secclass

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:58:55 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page Note: This webpage is mainly devoted to resources to be used in the classroom. Go here for resources mainly devoted to secondary school teachers. THIS PAGE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART DESCRIBES RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR FREE. THE SECOND PART DESCRIBE OTHER RESOURCES (BOTH FREE AND THOSE WITH A COST).

secteach

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:31:41 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page Note: This webpage is mainly devoted to resources for use by teachers. Go to for resources mainly devoted to use in the classroom. THIS PAGE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART DESCRIBES RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET FOR FREE. THE SECOND PART DESCRIBE OTHER RESOURCES (BOTH FREE AND THOSE WITH A COST).

statlit

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:09:05 +1200

* Definitions of Stats Literacy * General Resources on Stats Literacy * Resources by Country * Assessment of Stats Literacy

stats-offices-book

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:39:27 +1200

Coordinated by Juana Sanchez AUTHORS Pedro Campos, Statistics Portugal and ISLP Sharleen Forbes, Statistics New Zealand and ISLP Paola Guiache, Italian Institute of Statistics and ISLP Reija Helenius, Statistics Finland and ISLP Paul Taylor, Australian Bureau of Statistics and ISLP

stomeprincipe

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:15:16 +1200

To be updated.

sweden

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:16:46 +1200

Sweden The Factlab (the English version is the Beta 1). Widely used at schools to helps students with the visualization of official statistics, in projects with real data, where the students can see the data themselves. Allows learners to see the Metadata (the Where, How, Who, When, and how not to mix apples and oranges).

switzerland

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:03:55 +1200

Back to Countries SWITZERLAND StatitigOal. More than just football Statitics. An interactive game online prepared for the Euro 2008 cup. People can warm up by reading a lot of information provided about football and official statistics of the countries. Then the football game begins.

teach

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:09:37 +1200

* Teachers/Resources and Training * Adults learners and educators * Census for Children * Articles with Statistics

teacher-notes-2012-13

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:16 +1200

Back to ISLP Home English [Teacher's notes in English] Spanish [Teacher's notes in Spanish] Portuguese French Italian [Teacher's notes in Italian] Finnish [Teacher's notes in Finnish] Swedish [Teacher's notes in Swedish] Russian [Teacher's notes in Russian]

teachtra

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:46:27 +1200

Back to Main Resources for Teaching Page This page was coordinated until 2007 by Eunice Goldberg . It is now a Wiki page, and you are encouraged to enter your own resources. Please, let the ISLP know so that we can help you do so. Note: Teachers interested in this page will also like to read the statistical literacy in the news page.

timetable-islc-2012-13

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:41:50 +1200

Back to ISLP Home Some dates in the timetable are compulsory for all of the participating countries. Beginning of the competition and the deadline for submitting the national winner poster(s) to the ISLP website are the same for all countries. Otherwise, the timetable is indicative and the participating countries may apply it the way they choose.

training

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:34:41 +1200

Training Programs, Learning Materials, Projects and Other Efforts Sponsored by National and International Statistical Offices, Societies and Similar Groups Note: These pages include a variety of training programs, learning materials, projects and other efforts for both official statisticians and the general public (from the primary school level upwards). The page is now wiki, and will benefit from your input. To be able to contribute, please login and proceed from there. Contact the ISLP Direc…

treino2

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:00:16 +1200

Treino 2: Atividades * [ A energia elétrica] * [ A conta da Agua ] * [ Exames_portugal_2003_pergunta_3ociclo_adaptado] * [ Exames_portugal_2005_pergunta_1_adaptado.pdf ] * [ Exames_portugal_2006_pergunta_5_adaptado.pdf] * [ Exames_portugal_2007_pergunta_1ociclo_adaptado.pdf]

united_kingdom

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:07:34 +1200

UNITED KINGDOM Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education: International CensusAtSchool Project Website on the International CensusAtSchool Project “The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Centre for Statistical Education, based at Nottingham Trent University, started the CensusAtSchool project in 2000 in conjunction with National Statistics. In addition it was funded by the Maths Year 2000 initiative and the RSS itself. The project is on going and, by continuing it, the Centre …

usa

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:15:18 +1200

Back to Countries Resources for Teachers and Students. adults and young NCTM Professional Development Focus of the Year Materials The NCTM has focused professional development on Data handling and Probability during the academic year 2007-2008. A rich set of resources have been compiled and made available to teachers of all grades at NCTM Professional Development Focus of the Year web page. The resources go from Elementary Data Handling and Probability Resources to Middle School Dat…

valenca-2007

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:32:45 +1200

Return to Main Page of Portuguese competition, 2007 Programa The competition took place at the Escola Superior de Ciencias Empresariales de Valença (IPVC), Av. Miguel Dantas, Auditorio Porf. Doutor Abilio Lima de Carvalho. It started with an Introduction by Professor Florbela Correia, Presidente do Conselho Executivo de IPVC, who talked to students about what statiticians do and careers in Statistics, as well as what the Escola Superior does to train students in Statistics. Pres…

winners-phase2-2009

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:21:53 +1200

wsd

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:22:33 +1200

The world celebrated the first World Statistics Day on 20 October 2010. More about the World Statistics Day on United Nations' web site. [ Statement by Paul Cheung] [ Worldwide Celebration Activities] ISLP exercises for the use of the schools:

your_email_address

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:28:01 +1200

Juana Sanchez, Director of ISLP, will be at the ISLP/SERJ/ISLP booth during the whole ISI meeting. Do you want to join me and be there to talk to people about your statistical literacy projects and to represent ISLP? Your help will be immensely appreciated.