Curricular Development in Statistics Education, Lund, Sweden 2004

(Proceedings of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) Roundtable on "Curricular Development in Statistics Education", Lund, Sweden 2004)

Edited by Gail Burrill and Mike Camden
Technical Editor Glenda Breaux
Published by the International Statistical Institute
ISBN 90-73592-22-4
© 2005 International Statistical Institute, Voorburg, The Netherlands

Reference as:
Burrill, G., & Camden, M. (Eds.). (2005) Curricular Development in Statistics Education: International Association for Statistical Education 2004 Roundtable. Voorburg, the Netherlands: International Statistical Institute

CONTENTS

• Front Matter
  Gail Burrill, Mike Camden

Curriculum Perspectives and Statistics Education

• Statistics Curriculum and Development: New Way of Working
  Andy Begg
• Directed Self-Explanation in the Study of Statistics
  Nick Broers, Marieke Mur, Luc Budé
• Consideration of Variation: A Model for Curriculum Development
  Chris Reading, Jackie Reid
• Statistical Literacy Curriculum Design
  Milo Schield

Curricular Approaches to Teaching Statistics

• Uncovering and Developing Student Statistical Competences via New Interfaces
  James Ridgway, Sean McCusker, James Nicholson
• Integrating Technologically-Based Laboratory Modules into the Stochastic Processes Curriculum
  Timothy Matis, Linda Riley, James Matis
• A Data-Oriented Active Learning, Post-Calculus Introduction to Statistical Concepts, Methods, and Theory
  Allan Rossman, Beth Chance

Content Issues Related to Teaching and Learning Statistics

• Statistical Literacy: From Idiosyncratic to Critical Thinking
  Jane Watson, Rosemary Callingham (1.7MiB)
• Should Young Students Learn About Box Plots?
  Arthur Bakker, Rolf Biehler, Cliff Konold
• Distribution Division: Making It Possible For More Students to Make Reasoned Decisions Using Data
  Anthony Harradine
• Curriculum Innovations Based on Census Microdata: A Meeting of Statistics, Mathematics, and Social Science
  William Finzer, Tim Erickson

Statistics Education Research and Implications for Teaching

• Developing Statistical Thinking in a Secondary School: A Collaborative Curriculum Development
  Maxine Pfannkuch, Julia Horring
• Statistics Education for Junior High Schools in China
  Jun Li
• Coherent and Purposeful Development in Statistics across the Educational Spectrum
  Helen MacGillivray
• Preparing Secondary Mathematics Educators to Teach Statistics
  Robert Gould, Roxy Peck

Policy Decisions and Implications for Curriculum Implementation

• "Data and Predictions" Emerging as one of the Basic Themes in the Mathematical Curriculum of the First Cycle School Level in Italy
  Maria Gabriella Ottaviani, Silio Rigatti Luchini

Working Group Reports

• Statistics Curriculum: Content and Framing
  Andy Begg, Timothy Erickson, Helen MacGillivray, Timothy Matis
• Curriculum and Research in Statistics Education
  Arthur Bakker, Beth Chance, Jun Li, Jane Watson
• The Role of Technology in Teaching and Learning Statistics
  Anthony Harradine, Robert Gould, Lena Zetterqvist, James Nicholson, William Finzer
• Teacher Preparation for Statistics Education
  Maria-Gabriella Ottavani, Roxy Peck, Maxine Pfannkuch, Allan Rossman

Appendix

• 1. Roundtable Participants
  
• 2. Papers Abstracts and Discussion Questions
  
• 3. IASE 2004 Conference Photo Album
  (4.0MiB)